Town Square

Post a New Topic

Ken Follet's Book Fall of Giants

Original post made by Hank Lawrence, Menlo Park: Sharon Heights, on Oct 30, 2010

I am only partially through the book Fall of Giants but I highly recommend reading it. One very hilarious passage occurs in Chapter 9 at the end of Part V where Lady Maude is talking to Earl Fitzherbert about Newspaper Editors with regard to Madame Caillaux's adventure at the French Newspaper Le Figaro.

Although I feel that Lady Maude's suggestion was just a tad extreme I mirthfully laughed at what she said. I think most people would have a chuckle with the exception of newspaper editors of course.

Comments (2)

Posted by R.Gordon
a resident of another community
on Oct 30, 2010 at 2:37 pm

Sports is usually confined to a younger crowd than those who come here to discuss "adult bad behaviour" and the likes.
I thank you for the recommendation. Ken Follet was a favorite writer at one time, and this sounds different for him.
We just houseguested with Lady Carina and her husband,David, who also recommended the book.
Carina thought some of the characters funny but too tame.


Posted by Name hidden
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle

on Jun 4, 2017 at 12:06 am

Due to repeated violations of our Terms of Use, comments from this poster are automatically removed. Why?


Don't miss out on the discussion!
Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic.

Email:


Post a comment

Sorry, but further commenting on this topic has been closed.

Stay informed.

Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.

New artisanal croissant shop debuts in Santa Clara
By The Peninsula Foodist | 3 comments | 3,785 views

Marriage Interview #17: They Renew Their Vows Every 5 Years
By Chandrama Anderson | 11 comments | 2,039 views

Tree Walk: Edible Urban Forest - July 8
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,352 views