"Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need……" — Edward Rutherfurd

"Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at the same time as creating our fictional characters and, hopefully, telling a good story. The challenge is weaving the fiction into the history."

— Edward Rutherfurd

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