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'''Modern Love''' was a standalone novel by [[Paul Magrs]].
'''''Modern Love''''' was a standalone novel by [[Paul Magrs]].


This story was notable for featuring a cameo by [[Iris Wildthyme|Brenda Soobie]], an incarnation of Iris Wildthyme, and for referencing Magrs' [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'', as well as the then-unpublished ''[[Phoenix Court (series)|Phoenix Court]]'' novel ''Fancy Man''.
This story was notable for featuring a cameo by [[Iris Wildthyme|Brenda Soobie]], an incarnation of Iris Wildthyme, and for referencing Magrs' [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'', as well as the then-unpublished ''[[Phoenix Court (series)|Phoenix Court]]'' novel ''Fancy Man''.
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* Lily and Michael, and later Christine, attend the [[Spiritualist Church]]. Michael encounters the pastor with dyed black hair and his wife, with a tall beehive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Lily and Michael, and later Christine, attend the [[Spiritualist Church]]. Michael encounters the pastor with dyed black hair and his wife, with a tall beehive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Famous medium [[Sheila Brown]], named in this book, previously encountered the Eighth Doctor and told him he had a gift. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
* Famous medium [[Sheila Brown]], named in this book, previously encountered the [[Eighth Doctor]] and told him he had "a gift". (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
* Sheila delivers a message from a congregant's husband about not being buried in a red jumper. She previously delivered a message about not being buried in a blue sweater. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Sheila delivers a message from a congregant's husband about not being buried in a red jumper. She previously delivered a message about not being buried in a blue sweater. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Sheila's favorite song is "I Believe in Angels" by [[ABBA|Abba]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Sheila's favorite song is "I Believe in Angels" by [[ABBA|Abba]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')

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Modern Love was a standalone novel by Paul Magrs.

This story was notable for featuring a cameo by Brenda Soobie, an incarnation of Iris Wildthyme, and for referencing Magrs' Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Blue Angel, as well as the then-unpublished Phoenix Court novel Fancy Man.

Publisher's summary

19 year-old Christine is forced into a shotgun marriage to Michael, a bank clerk. They both have their secrets, as do the parents of the bride. As the twin daughters grow up their behaviour grows increasingly strange until their violent games end in tragedy.

Plot

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Characters

References

Notes

  • The reactions of a family to a character in a coma were also explored in Magrs' Phoenix Court novel Could It Be Magic?.
  • The scenes at the Spiritualist Church mirror those in The Blue Angel, albeit with a darker and more sexual edge. Several characters from that novel reappear.
  • The writing of Pieces of Belinda by Timon and its subsequent publication are events from the Phoenix Court novel Fancy Man.

Continuity

  • Lily and Michael, and later Christine, attend the Spiritualist Church. Michael encounters the pastor with dyed black hair and his wife, with a tall beehive. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
  • Famous medium Sheila Brown, named in this book, previously encountered the Eighth Doctor and told him he had "a gift". (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
  • Sheila delivers a message from a congregant's husband about not being buried in a red jumper. She previously delivered a message about not being buried in a blue sweater. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
  • Sheila's favorite song is "I Believe in Angels" by Abba. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)

External links

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Footnotes