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garibaldi
02-01-2014, 08:53 AM
I've got a rather sketchy memory of a book I read back in secondary school that has been irritating me for a while. I've tried all sorts of googling but can't track it down! Sorry for the probably-quite-irritating post, but if things rings any bells with anyone you'd be saving me from a lifetime of frustration!

The novel definitely involved plastic explosives, and reference to a smell of marzipan linked to said explosives. I can't remember if the protagonist was male or female, but they were young-ish and were somehow involved with these (delicious smelling) plastic explosives. I have a weird feeling that a wolf comes into the story somewhere (I did wonder if it was a Virginia Woolf novel but I don't think so!). Anyway, that's not much, but if that sounds even a bit familiar, please let me know!

mona amon
02-01-2014, 09:21 AM
Is it this one http://books.google.co.in/books?id=HyJZ9pTQZRQC&pg=PT143&lpg=PT143&dq=%22smell+of+marzipan%22+%22explosives%22&source=bl&ots=5lOMv8okeo&sig=aVhc2FJ7DUzbFtjEnuz5aA05nC8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cPPsUqHMJYaCrAfSn4HICQ&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22smell%20of%20marzipan%22%20%22explosives%22&f=false It's what I found when I googled "smell of marzipan" and "explosives". :)

garibaldi
07-25-2014, 06:54 AM
I've just figured it out - Wolf by Gillian Cross!