Over one hundred years of Jersey Swimming Club’s documents and photos were available in the Jersey Archive and I can tell you exactly how many visitors paid for a swim, how many ice-creams were consumed and what music was played over the loudspeakers for any given day in the summer of 1939. When the story line was settled, I made sure the action was historically accurate and spent months on research. I was fascinated by the war and often wondered what it would have been like if I had been nineteen in 1939 and not 1965 and off to war instead of drama school in London.Īfter retirement, I tried to find out and started writing this first novel. My passion in the 1960s was swimming and water polo and I virtually lived at the Havre des Pas tidal swimming pool during the summer months. My mother lived through it and every adult I knew had a story to tell. I grew up in Jersey surrounded by the ruins of the German Occupation. Just enjoy the additional period details as I did when researching them and try to transport yourself back in time. So don’t expect revelations about the stories or even too many hints about how they will develop. When I’m reading a story, I really don’t want to know what’s on the next page until I’ve finished the current one so will often cover the bottom lines to stop my eyes cheating.
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