In 2016, my wife and I had the privilege of touring the Cotswolds, whose villages inspired my novel's fictional setting of Upper Dyrnan.

Some of the many towns we visited included Chipping Campden, Bibury, Bourton-on-the-Water, and Upper & Lower Slaughter, but it was the off-the-beaten-path, map-dot villages — far from the tourist radar — that highlighted that glorious, undefiled, yet secluded setting I desired.

I've posted some photos (as well as excerpts from the book!) on my website.