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[Closed] Testament of Gideon Mack, tell me I'm not going mad...

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Upon the recommendation of several people on here I read this book recently, and it really grabbed me, obviously a bit too much as I got a bit carried away by the factual nature of some of it.

Anyway, one thing I was convinced was genuine was the town of monimaskit, and the black jaws gorge, I'm 99% positive I found both of them on geograph/OS maps. Now though searching google or geograph just brings up references to the book.

Do either of these places exist, or was I just drinking too much when I read the book... 😳


 
Posted : 01/09/2010 8:50 pm
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It took me a while to realise it wasn't non-fiction!

Doesn't it say in the notes or whatever that it's based on real places, but with 'artistic license'?

Great book though


 
Posted : 01/09/2010 9:05 pm
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Yeah, I was a bit embarassed when someone pointed it out to me...

I think the remains of someone, later identified as a Gideon Mack, were found on Ben Alder, but short of that I don't know which bits were true or which were false.


 
Posted : 01/09/2010 9:07 pm