The Week of the Murders

[No-Bits]

.................. Claire Powell who was/is a friend of the relatives. ...............

Can I ask what makes you think that?

[nugnug]

doesn't sound like it from some of the things she saying.

i suspect richard Webster might of been.

[lookout]

Can I ask what makes you think that?

It's in the frontispiece/preface,whatever you call it.

[No-Bits]

It's in the frontispiece/preface,whatever you call it.

What does it say?

[lookout]

doesn't sound like it from some of the things she saying.

i suspect richard Webster might of been.

Claire Powell spoke of DB as being a truly upright and honest man. How would she know that if she didn't know that person.?

[No-Bits]

Claire Powell spoke of DB as being a truly upright and honest man. How would she know that if she didn't know that person.?

So it doesn't say she is friends with the relatives in the preface then? 

[nugnug]

Claire Powell spoke of DB as being a truly upright and honest man. How would she know that if she didn't know that person.?

auturs often say things like that probebly she had no way of knowing and just decided it.

[No-Bits]

So it doesn't say she is friends with the relatives in the preface then? 

I don't think she knew any of the relatives.

If you are going to criticise her book then feel free, but I don't think you should invent a relationship with one of the relatives in order to do so. 

[lookout]

I don't think she knew any of the relatives.

If you are going to criticise her book then feel free, but I don't think you should invent a relationship with one of the relatives in order to do so. 

Harters,it's the way she describes the family. Unless you know someone well,you don't make any sort of judgement just on one or two meetings/interviews. The fact that Claire struck up any sort of a relationship with them tells me that she was treated the same way as some of the EP officers,,dinners,etc. and being female it was easier. Why would she have described DB in such a way,such as solid and salt of the earth,who he'd felt that, quote, " Sheilas' spirit had haunted the family,urging them to find the truth about the massacre " ,unquote.
There had to be a certain amount of friendship their towards Claire,because as sure as Hell,there was nothing like that towards Lomax. 

[nugnug]

well if shes writing from a pro guilt standpoint shes going to talk the relatives up as much as possible doesn't necasrly mean she knows them or has even met them.

what shes writan about stan jones is rather strange though how does she know that even if its true i doubt if jones or the relatives would of told her.

[lookout]

Digressing here in a way,but has anyone read about the late Princess Diana and her phone-calls to Camilla telling her that she'd sent someone to kill her,and to look out of the window and she'll see him ( the killer ) ?
Diana was clearly " unwell " for a long time and none of us know how everyone else involved,suffered because of it. Her attempt to throw herself downstairs,the anorexia,a similar pattern to Sheila when your world falls apart,both having " lost " their husbands to others in their hours of need.
Both had felt that they must " look the part ",appearances,and ask approval of it. Reassurance.
Both had a sticky end to their lives. 

[lookout]

Post-natal depression had hit both Diana and Sheila.Both had professional help-------which hadn't worked. Both women suffered mentally.

[nugnug]

i cant see how cliare powell could know weather stan jones Jones downed a bottle of whiskey at the eatons house.

i mean even if it was true i cant see anyone telling her that.

[No-Bits]

Harters,it's the way she describes the family. Unless you know someone well,you don't make any sort of judgement just on one or two meetings/interviews. The fact that Claire struck up any sort of a relationship with them tells me that she was treated the same way as some of the EP officers,,dinners,etc. and being female it was easier. Why would she have described DB in such a way,such as solid and salt of the earth,who he'd felt that, quote, " Sheilas' spirit had haunted the family,urging them to find the truth about the massacre " ,unquote.
There had to be a certain amount of friendship their towards Claire,because as sure as Hell,there was nothing like that towards Lomax.

I think it's poetic license.

The author of the book isn't 'friends' with any of the relatives as far as I am aware.

[lookout]

i cant see how cliare powell could know weather stan jones Jones downed a bottle of whiskey at the eatons house.

i mean even if it was true i cant see anyone telling her that.

No,I was wrong with the Eatons' house. That was in a link about Peter Eaton. The other with Jeremy at Goldhanger is right.