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Edited Jul 12, 2017, 09:32
Re: 'Sight Unseen'
Jul 12, 2017, 09:17
tjj wrote:
I'm in a reading group which often challenges me to read something I wouldn't otherwise pick up. The current book is anything by Robert Goddard - I chose 'Sight Unseen' which starts "It begins at Avebury ..." How could I resist.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-440-24280-2

What bothers me though, is that while the author gets all the other details about Avebury correct (the Red Lion, Green Street, Silbury House) he refers to the Cove stones as the Adam and Eve stones. What takes place by these stones is integral to the plot. How can I let this little mistake undermine the rest of the novel - but somehow it does. Does this make me an anorak?


I've just seen two very old photos of Avebury on FB courtesy of someone who knows. The description does in fact say: Druid Altar Stones (2) "These are two upright stones of the north inner circle (commonly known as Adam and Eve)." The description goes on to give the dimensions of the stones.

So, Robert Goddard, I owe you an apology, have learnt something old but new to me about Avebury and really enjoyed the book.
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