The Envoy (43 page)
Authors: Edward Wilson
First of all, I want to thank Dr John Puddifoot for suggesting Orford Ness as a setting for a novel. I am also grateful to David Davison for his insights about politicians in the 1950s and for books from his library. Likewise, I am indebted to Professor George Wickes for his accounts of the events that took place in Saigon in 1945. Anthony Parsons provided valuable recollections of Soviet musicians during the Cold War, as did Dr Chris Grogan at the Britten-Pears Library in Aldeburgh. John and Angie Gardiner must be mentioned for sharing the secrets of Butley Creek. And, of course, I must thank Angeline Rothermundt for her valuable editorial advice as well as Gary Pulsifer and Daniela de Groote for their continued support. Finally, I want to
acknowledge
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.
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A number of real historical events are referred to in this book and real places are mentioned. A few real names are used, but no real people are portrayed. This is a work of fiction. When I have used official titles and positions, I do not suggest that the persons who held these positions in the past are the same persons portrayed in the novel or that they have spoken, thought or behaved in the way I have imagined.
Edward Wilson
Suffolk, England
Edward Wilson served in Vietnam as an officer in the 5th Special Forces. His decorations include the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for Valor. Soon after leaving the army, Wilson became a permanent expatriate. He
formally
lost US nationality in 1986. Edward Wilson is a British citizen but has also lived and worked in Germany and France. For the past thirty years he has been a teacher in Suffolk. The author enjoys sailing and has a twenty-foot sloop at Orford on the River Ore. Arcadia also published his first novel
A River in May
.
First published in 2008
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