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Eva Glyn writes emotional women’s fiction inspired by beautiful places and the stories they hide. She loves to travel and her last trip before the covid lockdowns was to Croatia, where she met a man with an incredible story of growing up during the country’s Homeland War in in 1990s. It inspired The Olive Grove, set on the island of Korcula. Two more Croatian novels have followed, both taking their inspiration from the Second World War. An Island of Secrets was published in 2022 and The Collaborator’s Daughter will follow in 2023. Her books are published by Harper Collins imprint One More Chapter.
Eva lives in Cornwall, although she considers herself Welsh, and has been lucky enough to have been married to the love of her life for more than twenty-five years. She also writes as Jane Cable.
We talked about the complexities of alliances, Americans in Croatia, the wild coincidence that Michael, Laura, and Jane have all been to Dubrovnik, and much more.
Another fun Books and Brews episode!
www.janecable.com
Jane’s Readings:
- The Olive Grove – 14:24
- An Island of Secrets – 27:51
- The Collaborator’s Daughter – 42:10
Michael’s Beer Pairings:
- Saison Dekot, Vunetovo Craft Beer – 12:52
- The Abyss, Deschutes Brewery – 25:59
- Dark to the Core Imperial Stout, Collaboration of Abyss Brewery and Burning Sky Brewery – 40:46
Interview Highlights:
- How a tour guide led to a book – 21:32
- Why use two author names? – 24:53
- Tito and alliances in WWII – 33:37
- Why some eras draw us more than others – 37:08
- “The past isn’t always what it seems.” – 50:05
- “Men are not one thing; they are many things.” – 52:43
COMING NEXT MONTH:
Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Tucker, folklore
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEME: MUSIC
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