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Offline StoryMing

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Lucy’s Doctor
« on: June 05, 2018, 07:00:45 PM »
The Doctor whom Lucy shows Hazel to— Doctor *Adams*— I had wondered if this character could possibly be the author’s self-portrait; I thought I remembered reading somewhere that he was a doctor, but apparently that was his father, not himself. But I still wonder whether there was any connection.
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Re: Lucy’s Doctor
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2018, 11:57:00 PM »
I have never thought about that... that's actually really interesting.

I can't believe I missed it while reading.
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Re: Lucy’s Doctor
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2018, 04:48:12 PM »
It was probably Richard Adams' father.  The fact that he was a doctor in real life, and the name change, make me think this wasn't a coincidence.
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Re: Lucy’s Doctor
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2018, 03:54:46 PM »
Yeah, sounds very likely it was a reference to his father.
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