tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537982459421357253.post3058053467193832377..comments2024-02-19T13:47:08.534-05:00Comments on the real stuff: Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China, by Paul FrenchNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537982459421357253.post-67160396165455941212013-10-18T07:26:01.307-04:002013-10-18T07:26:01.307-04:00Shared it is, but as I told one of your compatriot...Shared it is, but as I told one of your compatriots on Goodreads, Mr. French never claimed that this was THE story -- it is his own compilation of what might have happened. As I also said on Goodreads, write a book and then we'll talk. I'm sure you and your friends are having a great time spending lots of energy on trying to convince everyone that this writer was full of crap; I haven't seen this much venomous effort being put forth on discrediting a writer since Dave Cullen published Columbine.<br /><br />If you write a book, send me a copy and I'll give it air time.<br />NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537982459421357253.post-60512210642046807912013-10-18T07:04:14.355-04:002013-10-18T07:04:14.355-04:00Hi Nancy
I thought you might be interested in the ...Hi Nancy<br />I thought you might be interested in the following link I found:<br />www.pamelawernermurderpeking.com, as it has alot of archive stuff not referenced in the book.<br />Did you know that French changed the date of Pamela's dental appointment from 1930 (yes...1930)...to December 1936 (yes...1936)?! I was amazed. Why would he do that?<br /><br />It would be great if you could share the link for other readers.emma chisetthttp://www.pamelawernermurderpeking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537982459421357253.post-78665531540030020782012-08-02T16:19:11.434-04:002012-08-02T16:19:11.434-04:00A pity then that Paul French invents alot of the d...A pity then that Paul French invents alot of the decisions taken by different people. I found that most of it was conjecture, which is passed off as historical fact. Some pretty basic errors taint the authenticity of anything he writes.<br /><br />Sadly the evidence was not adequate in a criminal court; it isnt helpful for the author to claim the police were corrupt, etc etc in a work claiming to be nonfiction.<br /><br />As fiction...I've read better, but then there is also worse out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com