Farthing - Revision history

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2009-08-16T21:09:37Z

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	==Reviews and commentary==		==Reviews and commentary==
	* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007] review by David Soyka		* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007] review by David Soyka
			* [http://www.librarything.com/topic/53934 group SF read discussion of ''Farthing''], LibraryThing

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	The story follows the "Farthing set", the wealthy right-wing group of associates who negotiated the peace with Hitler. The man who was centrally responsible for the negotiated peace is murdered, and the circumstances appear to point toward Jews and revolutionaries, but Scotland Yard's detective feels the story is a little too pat. The murdered man is clearly based on Oswald Moseley, an historical British Nazi sympathizer.		The story follows the "Farthing set", the wealthy right-wing group of associates who negotiated the peace with Hitler. The man who was centrally responsible for the negotiated peace is murdered, and the circumstances appear to point toward Jews and revolutionaries, but Scotland Yard's detective feels the story is a little too pat. The murdered man is clearly based on Oswald Moseley, an historical British Nazi sympathizer.

	The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, who is homosexual, and [[Lucy Kahn]], spoiled daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. A variety of characters are gay, Lesbian, or bisexual. Amusingly enough, the Farthing set calls gay people "~~Macedonian~~" and bisexual people "~~Athenian~~." Lucy Kahn turns out to have hidden depths, and an admirable ability to stand up to her family's values and expectations.		The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, who is homosexual, and [[Lucy Kahn]], spoiled daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. A variety of characters are gay, Lesbian, or bisexual. Amusingly enough, the Farthing set calls gay people "Athenian" and bisexual people "Macedonian". Lucy Kahn turns out to have hidden depths, and an admirable ability to stand up to her family's values and expectations.

	==Recommended==		==Recommended==

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2008-05-02T03:10:44Z

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	'''Farthing''' is a 2006 [[~~alternative~~ history]] novel by [[Jo Walton]].		'''Farthing''' is a 2006 [[alternate history]] novel by [[Jo Walton]].

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Debbie at 00:27, 22 February 2008

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Debbie at 00:27, 22 February 2008

2008-02-22T00:27:12Z

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	'''Farthing''' is a 2006 [[alternative history]] novel by [[Jo Walton]].		'''Farthing''' is a 2006 [[alternative history]] novel by [[Jo Walton]].

	The novel is an [[English murder mystery]], akin to those of [[Agatha Christie]], but set in an alternate 1940s England. In this time, England had made peace with Hitler rather than continued World War II. Germany is involved only in a one-front war with Russia, and has overrun the European Continent; Jewish people are persecuted and murdered. In England, a creeping accommodation with fascism and anti-Semitism has overrun the country.		{{spoiler}}

	The ~~story follows a~~ murder mystery in ~~the "Farthing~~ set", ~~the wealthy group of associates who negotiated the~~ peace with Hitler. ~~The murder of~~ the ~~figure centrally responsible for~~ the ~~negotiated peace appears to point toward~~ Jews ~~and revolutionaries~~, but ~~Scotland Yard's detective feels the story~~ is ~~a little too pat~~.		The novel is an [[English murder mystery]], in particular a country-house mystery, akin to those of [[Agatha Christie]], but set in an alternate 1940s England. In this timeline, England made peace with Hitler rather than continuing World War II. Germany is involved only in a one-front war with Russia, and has overrun the European Continent: Jews are being persecuted and murdered throughout Europe. In England, a creeping accommodation with fascism and anti-Semitism has overrun the country. Jews are perhaps more tolerated in Great Britain than in Europe, but their position is not strong.

	The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, and [[Lucy Kahn]], a daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. ~~There~~ are ~~several~~ gay ~~characters~~, and ~~the strong central female character~~ turns out to have hidden depths.		The story follows the "Farthing set", the wealthy right-wing group of associates who negotiated the peace with Hitler. The man who was centrally responsible for the negotiated peace is murdered, and the circumstances appear to point toward Jews and revolutionaries, but Scotland Yard's detective feels the story is a little too pat. The murdered man is clearly based on Oswald Moseley, an historical British Nazi sympathizer.

			The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, who is homosexual, and [[Lucy Kahn]], spoiled daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. A variety of characters are gay, Lesbian, or bisexual. Amusingly enough, the Farthing set calls gay people "Macedonian" and bisexual people "Athenian." Lucy Kahn turns out to have hidden depths, and an admirable ability to stand up to her family's values and expectations.

	==Recommended==		==Recommended==
	A strong female protagonist confronts ~~antiSemitism~~, classism, fear, and oppression in an alternate history.		A strong female protagonist confronts anti-Semitism, classism, fear, and oppression in an alternate history.

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2008-02-08T05:33:45Z

recommended

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	The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, and [[Lucy Kahn]], a daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. There are several gay characters, and the strong central female character turns out to have hidden depths.		The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, and [[Lucy Kahn]], a daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. There are several gay characters, and the strong central female character turns out to have hidden depths.

			==Recommended==
			A strong female protagonist confronts antiSemitism, classism, fear, and oppression in an alternate history.

	==Reviews and commentary==		==Reviews and commentary==

Lquilter: more detail

2008-02-08T05:11:59Z

more detail

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	'''Farthing''' is a 2006 novel by [[Jo Walton]].		'''Farthing''' is a 2006 [[alternative history]] novel by [[Jo Walton]].

			The novel is an [[English murder mystery]], akin to those of [[Agatha Christie]], but set in an alternate 1940s England. In this time, England had made peace with Hitler rather than continued World War II. Germany is involved only in a one-front war with Russia, and has overrun the European Continent; Jewish people are persecuted and murdered. In England, a creeping accommodation with fascism and anti-Semitism has overrun the country.

			The story follows a murder mystery in the "Farthing set", the wealthy group of associates who negotiated the peace with Hitler. The murder of the figure centrally responsible for the negotiated peace appears to point toward Jews and revolutionaries, but Scotland Yard's detective feels the story is a little too pat.

			The story is told primarily from two perspectives: Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, and [[Lucy Kahn]], a daughter of the Farthing set, who has married a Jewish man, to her family's dismay. There are several gay characters, and the strong central female character turns out to have hidden depths.

	==Reviews and commentary==		==Reviews and commentary==
	* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007] review by David Soyka		* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007] review by David Soyka

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2007-05-15T15:43:38Z

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	==Reviews and commentary==		==Reviews and commentary==
	* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007]		* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007] review by David Soyka

	[[Category:2006 publications]]		[[Category:2006 publications]]
	[[Category:Novels]]		[[Category:Novels]]

Lquilter: link

2007-05-15T15:42:31Z

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'''Farthing''' is a 2006 novel by [[Jo Walton]].

==Reviews and commentary==
* [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10380 IROSF 2007]

[[Category:2006 publications]]
[[Category:Novels]]