Of All Faiths and None is a moving historical saga filled with romance, courage and sacrifice in a war that never should have happened and based on real events. Edwin Lutyens designed and built Castle Drogo for Sir Julius Drewe and it’s now owned by the National Trust. Lutyens was also commissioned to design the Stone of Remembrance that marks all large first World War cemeteries. It is a stone to commemorate all of the dead regardless of religion – those “Of All Faiths and None”.
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About the book
1910, just before the events that would rush the world towards the Great War, the renowned architect Edwin Lutyens receives a letter from Sir Julius Drewe for the commission of a castle on Dartmoor – Castle Drogo. Lutyens designs a castle for the wealthy tea baron that is singularly out of step with the era, a bulwark against a tumultuous time. As the castle is designed and construction begins, relationships among the Drewe and Lutyens families, as well as a young engineer commissioned to build the castle, begin to develop into romance, passion and jealousy. And in Europe a tragic war is breaking out that will come to dominate their lives. Over the next seven years, as the brutalising effects of the war are felt by all, the Drewe family and the Lutyen family are drawn to the castle where their fates become inextricably linked. For Celia Lutyens, the architect’s daughter, the castle comes to represent an idealised view of life – but her youthful expectations are soon torn down one by one. Having fallen in love with Sir Julius’ eldest son, Adrian, and nursing the injured Christian Drewe, Celia is forced to confront the reality of her existence against the backdrop of an unrelenting war.
About the Author
Andrew Tweeddale is a writer, lawyer and chef. He commenced writing Of All Faiths & None in 2004 as an anti-war novel, after visiting Castle Drogo for the first time. It took him 18 years to complete the work. He is currently writing his second novel about the Mau Mau uprising. Andrew lived in Richmond and Kew Gardens for the last 30 years and now divides his time between the UK and Spain.
Final Thoughts
I don’t know about you, but I love a good World War One story (just me? Ok moving on). Let’s be clear, there was a lot that happened to people during that time and a lot of personal stories are often aver shadowed by the Great War. Yes, the soldiers and the men who battled are important, nobody is saying that they aren’t. However, the people who were left behind had things going on and still had to live their lives. I’m really excited to see a new line of story telling that is digging into what happened during times of conflict and remembers the people who have been forgotten to history.
Of All Faiths & None is available in paperback (£9.99) and ebook (£7.99) and available at all good book shops and online book sellers. For further information, visit: www.ofallfaiths.com where there is a blog that gives insight into the events, characters and ideas that inspired the book.