{"id":232,"date":"2017-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=232"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:02:36","slug":"2nd-may-2017-the-novel-the-words-in-my-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"2nd May 2017 &#8211; The novel \u2018The Words in my Hand\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--wp:paragraph--><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n\tGuinevere is a former member of Cambridge Writers whom we are pleased to welcome back to talk about her successful debut novel. It tells the true story of Helena Jans, an illiterate serving girl in 17th century Holland. A lodger is the famous philosopher and mathematician Ren&eacute; Descartes. At first he helps her learn to write, and they then commence a romantic affair. 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