Despite nearly 60 years of writing, I'm still not accustomed to having readers come up to me in public with enthusiastic reactions.
My book Quaking Dover just may change that.
Here are two recent examples.
"It's like you're speaking right to me! It's not like a history at all!"
That's from a city councilor far from Dover.
I do hope that doesn't put off history book addicts, though.
On the other hand, a Dover history buff said this:
"The clearest presentation of George Burdet I've read. Usually the histories of him are convoluted and hard to follow."
When she first mentioned him, I felt some trepidation. Burdet wasn't a Quaker and in fact predated them. He was one of those side details that could trip up the central argument if I had misread something.
More important than any praise is the confirmation. Or correction, too, for moving forward.
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