Vive La Goddess

BY NIGEL WINTER Few people have inadvertently done more for French exports than Frederick Forsyth. For his The Day of The Jackal did for the Citroen DS (or Goddess in France), as The Italian Job did for the Mini Cooper. Now in its 70th year the Citroen has been elevated to a place on the freshly minted €10 coin. The Citroen enjoyed the unshakable patronage … Continue reading Vive La Goddess

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The Shepherd

BY ROGER WATSON When I heard that Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella The Shepherd had been made into a Christmas film, I was uneasy and curious in equal measure. I was captivated by Forsyth’s 1971 The Day of the Jackal, both the book and the original film, but slightly less impressed by The Odessa File published in 1972. However, my mother was a great fan of … Continue reading The Shepherd

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Vive La Goddess

The Shepherd