Quadrant, September 1st, 2006
HOW DID A NON-JEWISH writer come to write two novels about a Jewish family, The First Book of Samuel and its sequel, Theodora's Gift? I never set out to write a novel about a Jewish family or indeed with a Jewish theme. I never really set out to write anything, that's not the way I work. But looking back I can trace the sometimes twisted flights of steps that led me to write these books.
The trail begins with my perhaps perversely pursued interest in ancient languages, beginning at school where I learned Latin, continuing at university, where I studied more Latin and took up Classical Greek...
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