AN AUTHOR is hoping his latest book about the German occupation of Norway during the war could end up being made into a major Hollywood movie.
John Sealey’s sixth novel was published on Monday – the anniversary the invasion.
The Betrayal Of Norway follows German naval officer Kapitan zur See Otto Wilhelm Schmidt, who is ordered to return and occupy Hæranger, a small fishing town in southern Norway.
He is shocked to find the local mayor is John Hermansen – the head of the family who once took him in as an evacuee.
Hermansen’s daughter Kristin, who Otto had a romance with, is now acting as deputy mayor after her mother passed away.
John, 84, of Old Road, Clacton, said: “This book took me two years to write and I write every single day.
“Every morning I go for a walk around the pier and let the ideas run around my head.
“I might just think what I’ve written the day before is complete rubbish.
“Sometimes I upset my wife when we’re watching TV because I leap up and have to get stuff written down on paper before I forget.”
He added: “There’s quite a lot of excitement from people about this novel – it has already caught the attention of the major American movie-makers.”
John used to work in film and TV.
He was a production manager on the 1970s classic There’s a Girl In My Soup, starring Goldie Hawn.
He is married to wife Shelley, 80, who used to be a trapeze act with the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
The Betrayal of Norway is available in bookshops and on Amazon now priced £13.99.
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