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William A. Methven

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in Magherafelt, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Spirituality, Mystery

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JRR Tolkein
George Orwell
Richard Bach
Mary Stewart
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June 2015

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I grew up in Northern Ireland during ‘troubles’ in the late 1960s and early 1970’s. The experience taught me at first hand the damage religious dogma and conflicting cultural loyalties can cause.

As a young man I travelled and worked widely in Europe and the Middle East. I trained in hotel management in England and Switzerland and in my early career worked in business management in hotels, in retailing and property development in the UK and Europe. Through this I have extensive experience of public relations, media communications, business marketing and social marketing.

Disillusioned with big business in my later career, I began to use my business skills to create and support social enterprises and self-help groups in the areas of men’s hea ...more

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My book the philosophical mystery tale, The Hare's Vision, is free today on Amamzon (kindle version).
The Hare’s Vision is a bewitching odyssey set in the 6th century. A Celtic monk, Cormac, his muse Zachariah and a strange band of companions journey from Egypt to Ireland to protect the most revolutionary teachings, suppressed since the time of Jesus. Then in the 21 st century these teachings are r Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 11, 2015 14:15 • Tags: celtic, ireland, irish, mystery, philosophical, spiritual

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