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It's much easier to write than to say why you write. Fiction is the
ultimate freedom. You can say anything you like (subject of course to
the libel laws, which you should be able to get around with a little
imagination). If you feel inhibited about something, you can simply
avoid the issue, or make an outlandish character who can get away with
almost anything, your mouthpiece. I write because I love it, I feel
compelled, and writing helps to keep me sane. I find killing off my
enemies on the page very therapeutic. Goodness knows which part of
my subconscious drives me. I suppose part of it is wish fulfilment. I
love creating heroines who are equally adept toting a pen in the
boardroom and a pistol in the jungle. I Love creating men I would like
to meet, whether they be heroes or anti-heroes. I love exposing the bad
guys and seeking retribution. And I love to escape into my books. But
what I write about is real. I explore worlds that exist, but which are
usually hidden.
The Intelligence world is secret, because secrecy is supposed to be in
the national interest. Better cover up those many situations where the
end justifies the means. Perhaps it does, but what cost to the
individual? The financial world is secret because it suits the interests
of the practitioners. Better not let the outside world know just how
much money you make, or how easy it can be, or how you stray so often
into the grey areas that you become tainted. I worked in the financial
world for seven years, in New York, London, and Eastern Europe. I know
the reality behind the secrecy, and what it does to the individual. It's a
great game, and its power is awesome.
I have just moved to Peru, and my new book, which I am six months
into, is set here and in London. Much of the time I write about what
happens to me, or what I see. So, much of the book is so far, a mystery
to me, but I'll keep you posted.
--Linda Davies, May 1996
Author of NEST OF VIPERS and WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS (Doubleday)
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Editor's Recommendations, Summer 1996
In this inaugural edition of IBIC's Featured Books, I'd like to
draw your attention to several titles which have helped to shape my life
and thinking.
- When I was around fifteen, I came across Larry Niven and
Jerry Pournelle's science fiction novel, INFERNO. This '70s remake of Dante's
classic describes science fiction writer Allen Carpentier's
descent into Hell. It's still a very fresh, accessible take on
the classic. What a great movie it would make!
- The Niven/Pournelle INFERNO
immediately inspired me to read the original Divine Comedy.
I've read a number of translations over the years, but my
favorite is the one by Dorothy Sayers (INFERNO;
PURGATORY;
PARADISE). The notes
are excellent, and Sayers had such a knowledgeable and witty mind that reading
her prose is a pleasure in itself. (For those interested in a more contemporary translation, I should mention that Robert Pinsky received excellent notices for his 1995 THE
INFERNO OF DANTE : A NEW VERSE TRANSLATION; it's a very handsome book.)
- I also want to tell you about the late Henry Fairlie's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS TODAY,
which probably did more than any other single book to galvanize me into a lifetime interest
in Christianity that led me, eventually, to faith. Ironic, because Fairlie was a self-proclaimed agnostic socialist! But
reading between the lines of this insightful and deeply feeling book, one realizes
that the love of God cannot have been far from Fairlie's heart.
- Finally, I should draw to your attention a more recent
acquisition, the very handsome NIV
STUDY BIBLE (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) from Zondervan, indexed and bonded in leather in
IBIC's theme color, burgundy (black
and brown
are also available). The notes to this Bible are amazing. They
appear to provide you with a very substantial portion of what you need to
know to have an intelligent layman's appreciation of the
linguistic and historical issues involved in understanding
Scripture.
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