Edward Rutherfurd

Edward Rutherfurd is the pen name of Francis Edward Wintle, an English novelist known for epic historical novels set in specific places and spanning long stretches of history. Born in Salisbury, England in 1948, he studied at Cambridge and Stanford and later became widely known for works such as "Sarum" and "London."

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