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Inspired by blonde222's discussion of least favourite Marlow novels, I was planning to ask which everyone's favourite book was. But then I realised *I* can't narrow it down further than my favourite two school books and favourite two home books, so I wondered if favourite scenes might be better - say, your favourite scene from each or any book? And why?

I think my overall favourite is the Christmas play in End of Term. Because it the whole thing seems magical, because of Nicola's singing, because of the hawk angel (how much do I want Patrick to get together with Miranda?!), because Lawrie did get to be the Shepherd Boy, because their plan works out, because Patrick and Rowan bond, and because whenever I read it, it makes me get a Christmas-sy glow.

Hopefully everyone's not sick of discussion yet!

Comments

[owl]

the throwaway comment about Giles's commanding officer considering him to "have the makings of a brilliant and responsible officer" in the scene in Autumn Term when he's encouraging Nicola and Lawrie to be bad.

I love that bit. Giles is winding them so hard, and they don't realise it, and for once Lawrie does the sensible thing and Nick doesn't!

And the bit where he's telling Lawrie about ramming the other destroyer and 'he was lying the scuppers and the scuppers were running blood" It's so elder-brotherly, combined with Navy, which like Nick I find irresistable.

[owl]

in the scuppers, oops.