Historical Fiction
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Ireland, 1914 Bill Ryan was my eldest brother. He was a popular lad with a ready smile, always up for mischief. At twelve years of age, I looked up to him and adored him, as did my younger brother David and little George who was only three. Our universe was a tiny part of County…
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I am so thrilled to share the news that my new release is out in the world today. Her Secret War is the first of two books based around a young Irish girl, Sarah Gillespie. Sarah is the only one of her family to survive the North Strand bombing in May 1941 which kills 28…
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Today in the Library we have Dominic Fielder who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome, Dominic, please introduce yourself: I’ve held a variety of working posts, some I’ve been good at, and others appalling. Before the world of Marvel and…
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The Sins of the Father (Release date Sep 15th, on pre-order now): http://mybook.to/TSOF A father’s legacy can be a blessing or a curse…AD658: The sons of Penda of Mercia have come of age. Ethelred, the youngest, recalls little of past wars while Wulf is determined to emulate their father, whose quest to avenge his betrayed kinswomen…
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WARTIME WITH THE CORNISH GIRLS (Avon Books UK) 1941. The Blitz rages over London. And even in Cornwall, the war is being fought…. When Violet loses her sister in the Blitz, she must take her nieces to safety in Cornwall. On the coast, she meets carefree chorus girl Eva, who is also running from the…
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We all love a bargain – pop over to Amazon to check out the Kindle Countdown Deal on this great historical fiction novel – only 99p for a limited time! GUARDIANS AT THE WALL A group of archaeology students in northern England scrape at the soil near Hadrian’s Wall, once a barrier that divided Roman…
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Today, I am delighted to feature the new release from Daisy Wood, The Clockmaker’s Wife. What’s more, I can highly recommend this WW2 story as I read the book recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Clockmaker’s Wife ‘A ticking time-bomb of intrigue, wrapped around stark but rich descriptions of the Blitz. An unforgettable war-time debut.’…
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Author Bio John Anthony Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a father of English ancestry and a second-generation Italian mother. Motivated by a life-long love of travel and history, he normally sets his novels in exotic locations during eras of global conflict. Characters must cope and combat, overcoming their own weaknesses as well as…
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Eighty years ago, a German pilot dropped four bombs on neutral Dublin City Ireland was still recovering from the War of Independence from Britain and the Irish Civil War, when WW2 broke out in Europe. The government at the time, led by Eamonn de Valera, declared Ireland was a neutral country. Ireland had neither the…
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Today, I am delighted to be in the company of fellow Irish historical fiction author, Anne McLoughlin, who has dropped by to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Anne, please introduce yourself: Born in Dublin, I now divide my time between there and my…
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