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September 13, 2006
Mills and Boon
Not sure if this is in fact universal:
Men just cannot write romantic fiction, according to a new television programme that examines the success of one of the most denigrated of literary genres.
Daisy Goodwin, the presenter of BBC 4's Reader, I Married Him, a three-part series on the novel to be shown in the autumn, said yesterday that, after interviewing writers and readers, she had concluded that "you can't have a really seriously-written romantic book written by a man".
But I will admit to having tried. Failed badly too.
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Thomas Hardy?
Posted by: Forester | Sep 13, 2006 10:05:17 AM
Saddam Hussein?
Posted by: Lysias | Sep 13, 2006 11:13:21 AM
DH Lawrence?
Posted by: Bob B | Sep 13, 2006 11:17:19 AM
This is sensational news.
Excerpts, please. Do *not* pretend there are no chapters of this magnum opus extant. We demand excerpts!
Posted by: Mr Eugenides | Sep 13, 2006 11:54:11 AM
