James Walton

On the brink

Stephen Potter’s Lifemanship contains a celebrated tip for writers who want to ensure good reviews.

issue 05 June 2010

Stephen Potter’s Lifemanship contains a celebrated tip for writers who want to ensure good reviews.

Stephen Potter’s Lifemanship contains a celebrated tip for writers who want to ensure good reviews. Simply make the dedication so emotionally blackmailing that no critic will dare attack you — something like, ‘To Phyllis, in the hope that God’s glorious gift of sight will be restored to her.’

It’s a ploy that springs inescapably to mind when reading the introduction to Winter on the Nile.

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