Modern Love (novel)

Modern Love was a standalone novel by Paul Magrs.

This story was notable for referencing Magrs' Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Blue Angel and the then-unpublished Phoenix Court novel Fancy Man, and for featuring a cameo by Brenda Soobie, an incarnation of Iris Wildthyme.

Publisher's summary
19 year-old Christine is forced into a shotgun marriage to Michael, a bank clerk. They both have their secrets, as do the parents of the bride. As the twin daughters grow up their behaviour grows increasingly strange until their violent games end in tragedy.

Plot
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Characters

 * Christine Fletcher
 * Michael
 * Margaret Fletcher
 * Dan Fletcher
 * Lily Woods
 * Brian
 * Ruth
 * Peter
 * John
 * Sheila Brown
 * Pastor
 * Pastor's wife
 * Collection boy
 * Judith Fletcher
 * Jessica Fletcher
 * Andrew
 * Peg
 * Mackey
 * Arthur
 * Cilla
 * Katherine Marshall
 * Alison
 * Sam
 * Melissa
 * Brad
 * Tom
 * Dorothy
 * Eunice
 * Maxine

Continuity

 * Lily and Michael, and later Christine, attend the Spiritualist Church. Michael encounters the pastor with dyed black hair and his wife, with a tall beehive. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
 * Famous medium Sheila Brown, named in this book, previously encountered the Eighth Doctor and told him he had "a gift". (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
 * Sheila delivers a message from a congregant's husband about not being buried in a red jumper. She previously delivered a message about not being buried in a blue sweater. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
 * Sheila's favourite song is "I Believe in Angels" by Abba. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)