Template:Did you know nominations/Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge

 * ... that Conrad Black feared that Tom Bower's biography of him was going to be "a heartwarming story of two sleazy, spivvy, contemptible people"?


 * Reviewed: Lake of the Idols

Created by Gareth E Kegg (talk). Self-nominated at 08:34, 13 June 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Fascinating book story, great idea to tell the plot by the reviews! I love the many quotes! Good sources, all but the book itself online. - I don't understand the hook,- doesn't the quote say "no fear!", - which makes me think that "expected" might be better than "feared". I also miss the lady. You might say "of him and his wife", no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:48, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
 * The "No fear!" quote are the words of Peter Preston as he satirically assumes Black's reaction to the book. I can't quite think how to add her without erroneously suggesting that she is Bower's wife in the hook! Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:04, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * No fear, fine. The lady - + the secondary title which I like but don't find on the cover, so perhaps without it? - what do you think of
 * ALT1: ... that Conrad Black feared that Tom Bower's biography Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge was going to be "a heartwarming story of two sleazy, spivvy, contemptible people"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Much better! Thank you :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 13:03, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT1, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:33, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg The last line of the Description definitely needs a cite. Yoninah (talk) 23:38, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've added it. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:06, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. Restoring tick based on Gerda Arendt's review. Yoninah (talk) 22:27, 30 June 2015 (UTC)