| West Van a

World-leagué/ best selling

author, Dick Francis ‘is

coming to the West Van-:
“couver Memorial Library on

Saturday, November 7, from ©

10:30 a.m.to 11:30-a.m.
.Francis has served in the
' RAF during the Second

World War. He made “his.

entry into racing as an
amateur rider, becoming a
professional National Hunt-
Jockey in 1948. His father
was a horse dealer and

Francis had always wanted.

to be a jockey. He rode for

the Queen Mother and in’

1953-4 was Champion
Jockey. . °

‘Later he joined the
Sunday Express, London, as

Sports Correspondent and

began his career in writing.

The exciting thing about a
Dick Francis story is that the
central character is the
person that everything is
happening to. The
protagonist has to put the
pieces of the puzzle together
at a fast pace in order to
survive.

In his latest book Reflex
there is always more than
one intrigue going on at any
one time to arouse cunosity
and baffle the reader.

The book involves horses
and photograhy. He makes
you aware of what it feels
like to be flying over the
jumps on horses that have
decidedly different tem-
peraments and abilitics. You
follow him into the paddock
and into the winner's circle.

His experiments in
photography as he is
determined to solve the
puzzle of the blank negatives
are informative and you just
have to read on to find out

His characterization 1s
clearly defined. his) acthon
packed narrative oun
surpassed and the settings
ace detailed to perfection

If you like adventure and
suspense oof if you would
yust Like lo mect a man with
a very interesting career,
come to the West Van
couver Memorial Library on
Saturday November 7. at
10 Wam toll Wam and
meet Dick Francis Phone
920 S291 fon further oan
formation

Copies of his books wall be
available = fur sole and
autographing

Al6- Wednesday, October 28, 1981 - North Shore News. : . ; _ . . , ,

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