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A Channel for Odysseus: On Wine-Dark Seas by Tad Crawford BY AJ LYNDON Before writing his two novels, On Wine-Dark Seas (Skyhorse, 2023) and A Floating Life (Arcade, 2014), Tad Crawford had a successful career as a writer of business books. Although it seems a surprising change of direction, “Passion for the material is the common thread,” Crawford explains.…

For a historical novelist writing about the English Civil War, an important and exciting part of writing is the research. Where possible I visit the places which feature in my books, such as White Ladies Priory.
The priory enjoyed a moment of high drama in 1651 when it briefly became the hiding place of Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
At the moment (April 2020) visiting anywhere is off the menu for all of us. It won’t stop me writing about other people’s books, or sharing some of the history which lies behind my “War without an enemy” series. And some day our present will be nothing but a bad dream, as the civil war became for those who lived through it and survived.

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