Ep 148: Author Eva Glyn Brings Croatia to Life in Fiction
Discover how Eva Glyn fell in love with Croatia, the stories that brought her characters to life, and the fascinating history woven through her novels. From behind-the-scenes anecdotes about researching authentic details and working with local sources, to reflections on war, resilience, and the healing power of both travel and storytelling, this episode offers a glimpse into Eva Glyn’s writing process and the personal inspirations that shape her books.
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Meet Eva Glyn
Over the last couple of years I have become adept at writing with two hats on; under my own name Jane Cable it’s romance with a twist, and as Eva Glyn I create escapist relationship-driven fiction. My inspiration comes from the nuggets of history I discover both at home and abroad, and the beautiful places I find them.
Eva Glyn’s books are mainly set in Croatia, a country I fell in love with in 2019. My friendship with tour guide Darko Barisic has proved invaluable to gain an insight into Croatian daily life that few foreign authors can dream of. My first book set in the country, The Olive Grove, was inspired by Darko’s experiences of the war in the 1990s.
Although I am Welsh I live in Cornwall and my current Sapere Books series, Cornish Echoes, are dual timeline adventure romances set in the great houses of the Poldark era and today. I love visiting the county’s historical sites and rugged coastlines as well as travelling further afield.
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In This Episode
We had so much fun chatting with Eva and here are some of the things we talked about:
- Getting started as a writer and her pen name
- Where she finds inspiration
- Meeting Darko and writing his story
- Views of LGBTQ in other countries
- Travel money left for her by her mother
- Her ties to Croatia
- Writing about friendship
- Croatian War of Independence
- Discovering the world through reading
- Characters with a mind of their own
- What she’s writing now
Books Mentioned in this Episode
The Dubrovnik Book Club
The Collaborator’s Daughter
The Santorini Writing Retreat
The Olive Grove
The Cheesemaker’s House
The Silent Resistance by Anna Normann
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