![]() Quick lightning round! Tell us the first book you ever remember reading, the one that made you want to become an author, and one that you can’t stop thinking about! Saying that, I was working in a very people-focused customer service job pre-Covid, so it’s definitely been a culture shock, but I’m thrilled to be writing full time now and have spent the last year working on my next book. To be honest it’s not been that different! Anti-social seclusion almost feels like the natural state for a writer. ![]() How is your 2021 going in comparison to that other year? ![]() I’m a nerd about books, films, games, and all things ancient! Besides writing, I spend a lot of time putting my random knowledge to use in competitive quizzes. I’ve had a few jobs between then and now – one of which was as a tour guide at the Roman Baths museum in Bath. Hi! Well I’m currently living in Bristol (UK), and I wrote my debut novel, Daughters of Sparta, after finishing my masters degree in Ancient Visual and Material Culture at the University of Warwick. We chat with author Claire Heywood about her debut novel Daughters of Sparta, writing, book recommendations and more! Hi, Claire! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology’s most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra. ![]() For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships-but now it’s time to hear her side of the story. ![]()
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