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...French teachers, and he read French at Oxford. At 39, he has published two previous novels and held some Establishment literary jobs, including ones at the New Statesman and the Sunday Times. At the moment, he writes television criticism for the Observer. Under a pen name, Dan Kavanagh, he has produced two mysteries about a low-life London ex-policeman. They read fast and gamy, and --rare for a learned man who takes to writing suspense--they contain virtually no literary allusions. But then, wearing knowledge lightly is Barnes' great asset...
...Crimson's lead lasted only 15 minutes, as Springfield appeared on the scoreboard with 37:48 gone in the first half. Springfield Striker Sharon Kavanagh brought the ball over the midfield line, pulled up about 30 yards in front of the twines, and made a perfect shot that sailed just above Crimson Goalie Janet Judge's outstretched hands...
Fine was called for charging the next time the Crimson came down the floor, and Tim Kavanagh hit four straight foul shots to seal the Fordham victory...
Instead she keeps them in a box. After Mrs. Kavanagh's death, the letters take on a deepened significance, especially the following passage: "Yesterday I stood looking out of the window where I am, and I wished you'd come round the corner, quick, a surprise, I'd have gone on my tiptoes to shout your name out of the window. Love, that I would, since people round here think I haven't a son at all, that's what they're like these days, can't even dream about nice things happening...
Fade out of sight and mind as quickly as possible," says a gentleman to a work house fugitive in that early book. The welfare state does not talk that honestly to Mrs. Kavanagh and Mrs. Biddulph, but the message remains pretty much the same...