Too Late the Phalarope

"Mr. Paton, to put it mildly, is not a dangerous revolutionary; nor, to put it as simply and respectfully as possible, is he a writer of great originality....He is a writer who, with the utmost seriousness and sureness of feeling, is likely to appeal to a large audience precisely because he brings to the discussion of certain social problems a patient awareness and sympathy that more powerful writers no longer share. With his delicacy, knowledge and tact he can bring out the human values inherent in a social situation, and thus force the subject on our attention. What he cannot do is to perplex and awaken us to more than is immediately given by the situation itself. The humanity of his work and the limitations of his fiction are clearly marked in 'Too Late the Phalarope'."Paton, Alan is the author of 'Too Late the Phalarope', published 1996 under ISBN 9780684818955 and ISBN 0684818957.