This then saw him move on to work within the field of political research after graduating, followed by book-selling and then publishing, as he developed his ideas on literature, all the while taking in inspiration for his future career to be in writing and fiction. Giving them both scope and breadth, he was always on the lookout for new and exciting ideas with which he could feed back into his work, giving them a sense of realism.Īttending the University of Cambridge and later on the Stanford Business School, he had a strong and highly rewarding academic career, helped in part through being awarded a Sloan fellowship, which helped assist him during his time there. Setting many of his stories within his local area, such as Sarem which featured Stonehenge, he used the extensive history of his environment whilst growing up to create his in-depth novels. Being well established for many years now as well, he has not only gained the respect of both his peers and contemporaries, but also has a loyal following amongst the general public as well.īorn in Salisbury in 1948, Francis Edward Wintle had a British upbringing, taking in the sights and sounds around him, as he honed his voice from an early age, creating what was to be a burgeoning career in writing. Known for creating highly expansive story-lines, some ranging over ten thousand years in their chronology, he has a strong gift for building on the initial premise with great depth and insight, setting up whole worlds within his narratives. A British author hailing from Salisbury, Edward Rutherfurd has been the pen-name of Francis Edward Wintle for a number of years now, as he writes under it creating an extensive backlog of historical fiction that are epic in their scope.
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