She developed an early fascination for Roman history, and studied history at London University. Her knowledge of the subject informs her four novels about life and death in first-century Britain; her latest title is Danger in the Wind. ~ * ~ T ony, how good to see you. Come in, come in. It’s been a long time. Too much water under the bridge.’ That was typical of Giles - the expansive smile, the sincere cliche. ‘We ought to have kept in touch, you know, we really ought.’ ‘Well, we’re both busy people. “Time like an ever-rolling stream bears all its sons away . . .”‘ And that, I admit, was typical of me. I always avoid a direct lie when I can, and if I resort to a cliché, it’s usually a quotation. Giles laughed. ‘Still quoting the classics, I see. Walking library, we used to call you, didn’t we? Where’s that one from - Shakespeare?’ ‘It’s part of a hymn, you ignorant heathen.’ We both laughed then, and for a few moments it was as if we’d stepped back twenty years, to our schooldays and our friendship.
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