Tag: ian
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James Bond: How Ian Fleming ‘killed off’ 007 but then undid his death like Sherlock Holmes | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Edlitz continued: “Of course, in the movie, Bond defeats Rosa Klebb in the end. But in the novel, 007 is not as lucky. “In the last passage of the book, Bond falls to the floor; presumably dead. You see, Fleming thought that he might have written all that he wanted to about Bond’s exploits.…
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Ian Rankin: How the frustrations of being a special needs parent fuel his writing | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Crime author Ian Rankin (Image: PA Images) Though he tends to stay out of politics, Ian, 61, joined broadcaster Jo Whiley, whose sister Frances has a learning disability, in raising fears that vulnerable people had been “forgotten” amid other government priorities as the country opened up. Speaking by phone from Edinburgh, he explains: “It…