January 2013
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Sean Pidgeon was born and raised in southern England. He has worked in the UK and the US as an editor and publisher of scholarly books and journals, and is currently a reference publisher at John Wiley & Sons. Sean lives in South Orange, NJ with his wife and two sons.
"VERDICT An intriguing book for those looking for a relationship-driven literary mystery in the style of A.S. Byatt's Possession."
—Library Journal
"Finding Camlann is a lovely book, simultaneously an emotional and a historical journey. It finds new things to say about the legend of King Arthur, and says them in a touching and compelling contemporary tale of love."
—Iain Pears, author of "An Instance of the Fingerpost" and "The Dream of Scipio"
"Finding Camlann delivers a wallop of pleasure to both the head and the heart. It is suffused with an irresistible sense of mystery, its many paths, whether to the unknowable past or to the inner truth of those we love, disappearing into swirling fog."
—Rebecca Goldstein, author of "Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction"
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A compelling argument about the origins of King Arthur wrapped in a brilliant novel.
Set against a rich historical landscape evoked by the secret places and half-forgotten legends of the British countryside, Finding Camlann is both a "fascinating mystery that will engage readers attracted by history, myth and language" (Washington Independent Review of Books) and a "beautifully written, intelligent, and ingenious" (Gillian Bradshaw) novel of how stories shape our notions of the past-and of ourselves.
Archaeologist Donald Gladstone is sure that there never was a "real" King Arthur-that is, until a surprising find at Stonehenge seems to offer hard evidence of Arthur's existence. Teaming up with Julia Llewellyn, a gifted linguist working at the Oxford English Dictionary, Donald sets off on a literary and mythological quest that will change both of their lives. Gloriously many-layered, Finding Camlann is a deeply satisfying love story, a gripping detective story, and a narrative journey of myriad pleasures.
