Plausible development, building from what we know about what really did go on, and a whacking good story… Surrounded by Enemies delivers on both, big-time. So hold on to your hats, folks. You’re in for quite a ride.

Fiction has to be plausible. All history has to do is happen.

A horsefly can't do a horse much real damage, but it can drive it wild anyhow.

I learned by reading an awful lot and by writing a half a million words of stuff nobody would do anything with except wrap old fish.

Many things are possible. Few things are certain.

I'm a social caterpillar. I am not a social butterfly

People you don't like are pigheaded. Your friends are stubborn, or hold to their purpose.