THE PURITANS HAS BEEN by far my bestselling novel. Although I wrote it nearly twenty years ago, I still remember the quote that proved to be the inspiration for the novel’s plot—
Drew Morgan dreamed of becoming a world-renowned knight, long after the days of knighthood had vanished. He dreamed of fame, adulation, and glory. His dream was nearly his undoing.
The quote that inspired the story?
Speaking to a graduating class at McGill University, Rudyard Kipling advised the graduates not to care too much for money or power or fame. He said, “Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things, and then you will know how poor you are.”
The story of Drew Morgan hinges on the small English village of Edenford where he was sent to uncover an underground publisher of seditious pamphlets. If he was successful, he’d achieve his dream of fame and glory for the Crown. But in Edenford, he met a man . . . .
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Oskar, Thanks for commenting! Books are such an essential part of my life, I don’t know what it would be like to live without them. And while ebooks are great, I still get a thrill every time I walk into a bookstore or library. Happy reading.
Those is a good quote,novel and books are still need of all people who are still love reading books,in Finland most of the people still reading books,in fact there is a lot of bookstore which give a lot of interesting books.