Richard Vaughan Davies is the author of Fireweed and of In the Shadow of Shakespeare. Richard ran a business in Chester and North Wales for many years, which grew to become one of the leading independent menswear retailers in the UK.At one time he took a three-year sabbatical to read English and Italian at the University of Liverpool. He wrote a regular business column in the Liverpool Daily Post and also published a how-to book named Let’s Talk Shop.He and his partner Barbara retired to the Cotswolds in 2007. This was partly in order to live near Stratford-upon-Avon to indulge Richard’s love of Shakespeare, where he made the startling discoveries featured in In the Shadow of Shakespeare.  He has three children: Zoe, Ric and Zanna.

Aeschylus5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking readReviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2017Verified PurchaseThis clever, lively book zips along with characters that are very much of their time(s). I especially enjoyed how the author interweaves time strands from 1944, 1946 and the start of the 20th century. The plotting is excellent and the ending .. well that would be telling. Most enjoyable.3 people found this helpful