Hi Mike,
I'm a recent Jack Trevor Story convert (a lonely vocation - none of my friends or family have heard of him!) and as you were his friend for many years do you think he will ever be "rediscovered" by the public at large? Too late for the man himself of course but nevertheless his novels and non-fiction pieces, in my humble opinion, have many attractive qualities and often contain surprising insights aside from being purely enjoyable to read. It is frustrating to read in Brian Darwent's biography "Romantic Egotist" about the many unpublished novels of Jack's lying around. It is a pity that Penguin don't reprint a series of his novels, say with a uniform design and an attractive layout, to attract potential new readers. Granted, sales of his books were not great in his lifetime but perhaps publishers should make better use of marketing tools - especially in this day and age - to promote Jack Trevor Story and maybe (fingers crossed!) get those unpublished novels into print.
Wishful thinking I suspect. For anybody out there wanting to start JTS I would personally reccommend "Hitler Needs You" or "Morag's Flying Fortress" but I have enjoyed all of Jack's books. I understand, Mike, you consider "Shabby Weddings" to be the best thing he ever wrote? Will it ever be published as a whole?
In case all the above seems too off-the-point - I am also a fan of yours Mike!
Good Luck,
Sycamore Andy
Northern Ireland
I'm a recent Jack Trevor Story convert (a lonely vocation - none of my friends or family have heard of him!) and as you were his friend for many years do you think he will ever be "rediscovered" by the public at large? Too late for the man himself of course but nevertheless his novels and non-fiction pieces, in my humble opinion, have many attractive qualities and often contain surprising insights aside from being purely enjoyable to read. It is frustrating to read in Brian Darwent's biography "Romantic Egotist" about the many unpublished novels of Jack's lying around. It is a pity that Penguin don't reprint a series of his novels, say with a uniform design and an attractive layout, to attract potential new readers. Granted, sales of his books were not great in his lifetime but perhaps publishers should make better use of marketing tools - especially in this day and age - to promote Jack Trevor Story and maybe (fingers crossed!) get those unpublished novels into print.
Wishful thinking I suspect. For anybody out there wanting to start JTS I would personally reccommend "Hitler Needs You" or "Morag's Flying Fortress" but I have enjoyed all of Jack's books. I understand, Mike, you consider "Shabby Weddings" to be the best thing he ever wrote? Will it ever be published as a whole?
In case all the above seems too off-the-point - I am also a fan of yours Mike!
Good Luck,
Sycamore Andy
Northern Ireland
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