How Many Strawberries Grow in the Sea?
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | How Many Strawberries Grow in the Sea? |
| Author(s): | halotolerant |
| Date(s): | 16 December 2012 |
| Length: | 20,922 words |
| Genre: | crossover |
| Fandom: | Mary Renault, The Wooden Horse |
| External Links: | archived on AO3 |
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"How Many Strawberries Grow in the Sea?" is a novella by halotolerant that is a crossover between Eric Williams's The Wooden Horse series and an AU based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It takes place in 1943 after Peter Howard and John Clinton have escaped from StalagLuft III.
Synopsis
Coming from different branches of the armed forces, John and Peter are separated after their escape. Troubled by the persistence of his attraction to Peter, which has not vanished with their return to England, John does not initially realize how thoroughly he is being interrogated by Capt. Lanyon, who is curiously suspicious about his past.
Background
"How Many Strawberries Grow in the Sea?" was written for kindkit in Yuletide 2012.
Comments
Comments on the story include the following:
- "You are a genius, and I am so, so lucky that you wrote such a wonderful story for me again. I'll write a more detailed comment later after I've re-read this and thought about it, but right now I can say that I adore it. It's delightful to see John's POV (so sweet and smart and young), especially his view of and feelings about Peter. Your Nigel is amazing, and I was thrilled by the inclusion of Ralph Lanyon and by Harry's cameo at the end."—comment by kindkit
- "I suspect this is one of the two or three best stories written this Yuletide. Even if I'd picked it off the shelf in a bookstore I would have been impressed by the quality of the writing and impeccable construction of the plot. It goes without saying that I would have bought it."—comment by Naraht
- "What a beautiful, beautiful love story, so rich in detail and insight, and with such gorgeous turns of phrase. You had me holding my breath while simultaneously tearing up at the end (and OMG, thanks so much for the epilogue, because I really needed them both to live)."—comment by Miss M