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Victoria: Do you know, Humphrey's going all the way to Ipswich to buy me a ring. Tristan: Ipswich? Victoria I'm talking about London or Paris or... A ring? Why is he... What kind of a ring? Victoria: The word is he's planning to propose to me on my birthday. Tristan: [crestfallen] He's going to... And you're gonna say yes? Victoria: [laughs] Well I can't exactly say no after he's gone all the way to Ipswich. Tristan: "All the way to Ipswich"? Victoria, for your hand in marriage, I'd cross oceans or continents.
*Well it's in the film version, I assume it is in the book too, but not read it.
The Fourth Protocol of course, one of the characters lives in 'Cherryhayes', which is fictional, but he also mentions some of the real roads in The Hayes.
Books that get an Ipswich mention. on 13:04 - May 16 by GeoffSentence
The Fourth Protocol of course, one of the characters lives in 'Cherryhayes', which is fictional, but he also mentions some of the real roads in The Hayes.
And the film features a shot of the Orwell Bridge.
Books that get an Ipswich mention. on 14:19 - May 16 by Steve_M
And the film features a shot of the Orwell Bridge.
As does 'The Numbers Station', John Cusask ends up fighting for his life and that of a girl he likes at Bentwaters. The opening and closing credits feature Orwell Bridge from above.
Patricia Highsmith (one of the greatest crime writers of all time - Strangers On A Train, The Talented Mr Ripley) lived in Earl Soham in the Sixties and The Suspension Of Mercy is based in Suffolk.
And George Orwell's A Clergymen's Daughter is based in Southwold, where he lived for a time. And, yes, his name is based on the River Orwell - his real name was Eric Blair. True story...
Books that get an Ipswich mention. on 19:07 - May 16 by Superfrans
Patricia Highsmith (one of the greatest crime writers of all time - Strangers On A Train, The Talented Mr Ripley) lived in Earl Soham in the Sixties and The Suspension Of Mercy is based in Suffolk.
And George Orwell's A Clergymen's Daughter is based in Southwold, where he lived for a time. And, yes, his name is based on the River Orwell - his real name was Eric Blair. True story...
Will Self lived in Knodishall for a bit. Before anyone makes the joke, How The Dead Live is based in London.
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Books that get an Ipswich mention. on 19:17 - May 16 with 3456 views
Escape to Victory of course and Andy Coles autobiography when he scored loads in our drubbing at Old Trafford. Terry Butcher, John Wark, Bobby Robson ......
Not books but Michael Palin starred in a TV drama called 'East of Ipswich' and Jarvis Cocker included the wonderfully titled 'From Auschwitz to Ipswich' on his first solo album.
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