The Blind Man of Seville

AUTHOR’S NOTE

About halfway through writing The Blind Man of Seville I realized that the journals I wanted to integrate into the story did not exist. So in the summer of 2001 I took three months to write the diaries of the periods in Francisco Falcón’s life that I wanted to use. I didn’t know how I was going to fit them into the narrative, but it helped me to develop the fully rounded character. By the time I had finished the book I was left with diary excerpts from the latter part of Francisco Falcón’s life in Tangier which, although interesting from the characterization point of view, were not integral to the story. You can read them on www.HarcourtBooks.com