After the End

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There will never be any more Antonia Forest novels. We know she was working on an eleventh Marlow book at some point, but it's all too probable that she destroyed the manuscript. What do you think might have been in it? Here are a few unresolved plot points from Run Away Home:

Did the junior (ETA: including Giles and Rowan) Marlows cop it for the events of Run Away Home, and if so, how hard?

What happened with Ginty/Patrick? It's moderately obvious that Patrick thinks it's over, but Ginty doesn't know this. Did he end up with Nicola instead?

Where did Patrick end up doing his A-levels, and what were they? (Personally, I favour the Colebridge Grammar, because 1) Private schools were getting rarer 2) The entire Merrick family wouldn't have to dash down to Dorset every time Kingscote had a school holiday so Patrick would be in the story 3) It seems an awful waste Patrick doing languages at some tough school when what he's really interested in is English and History. Since when were they 'soft options', anyway?)

Did Nicola and Esther make it up?

What happens in the years afterwards, in your heads? What career did she chose, and did she ever sail around the world? Did she ever meet Robert Anquetil again (we seem to have a fandom opinion on this, which is why I asked it)?

What about the other Marlows?

Comments

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

I always see Ann as the most PC Marlow. And doesn't she disapprove of Mrs M not going to Matins when the Vicar uses the modern prayerbook? So I think she would actually be in favour of the ordination of women - if only because I imagine AF didn't, and I never get the feeling she agrees with Ann's stance on religion.