Julie's Reviews > Oranges and Lemons, Bryant & May, #17

I was so excited to discover this available via Hoopla from my local Library! What a treat! I am avoiding reading any reviews as I want to be surprised :)

1/16/21 My favorite quote so far is Bryant's request for a proper cuppa: "Can I get a decent cup of tea, sonny, a proper enamel stripper no cat's piss."

1/21/21 I came across a quote I had written down that I thought captured the spirit of people living in Britain and London in particular. Christopher Fowler writes, "Londoners had a long history of working together in times of danger. They would happily throw themselves at criminals and rugby tackle them down so long as their best mate held their pint."

3/5/21 Today, I found yet another quote I had recorded as I read and then, forgotten about. This one refers to the police being replaced by surveillance cameras: "I'd like to see a drone sort out a domestic involving some paralytic pikey waving a knock-off Game of Thrones machete at his missus because she stood in front of the football."

I loved the theme of Oranges and Lemons from the traditional English nursery rhyme which I remembered from my own childhood in England. It was wonderful to learn the history of it. Tim Goodman's narration was sublime as usual.