An interesting article from author Carolyn Hughes on the challenges of portraying the “strangeness” of a different era whilst engaging modern readers.
If I were to portray my hero as an authentic early 20th century man he would probably be unacceptably racist, sexist, violent and generally narrow-minded by today’s norms. On the other hand, he would still be tall with dark eyes and a wolfish smile that changes lives 
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