C) The attention given to returning veterans means less attention for literal, actual ghosts haunting the house, which admittedly aren’t my preferred literary ingredients. James puts a lot of emphasis on the psychological trauma of returning soldiers in setting the story in 1919, the immediate spectre of WWI has not yet been superficially masked by the hectic hedonism of the 1920s. B) As a historian, I love the war periods, and Ms. A) The awful flapper fashion of the 20s hadn’t yet taken over (and I really don’t like 20s clothing – except the cloches. It’s not hard for me to pinpoint why Silence for the Dead is my favourite so far. James’ books, and I like her latest the best. I’ve been having less luck on the book front, for whatever reason, but I do like Simone St. I, personally, am having a blast on the audiovisual front - not a fan of Downton Abbey, but I love Parade’s End and Foyle’s War. The renewed interest in recent years in all things interwar and post-war means that those who used beg for more cultural artifacts from 1914-1950s need beg no longer.
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