Spitfire

  • It’s Publication Day for The Last Letter from London

    The Sarah Gillespie World War 2 Series Starting out, I was unsure what I could bring to the WW2 genre that would be unique. But then I realized few had written about the war from a neutral Irish perspective. Luckily, all I had to do was delve into my family and local history for inspiration.

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  • Today is Publication Day! Initially, I hesitated to write a story set during World War 2, unsure what I could bring to it that would be unique. And then it dawned on me that few had written about the war from a neutral Irish perspective. Luckily, all I had to do was delve into my

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  • It’s Publication Day for Her Secret War!

    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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  • It is often the children who are most affected by war and WW2 was no exception. A poignant example of the terror experienced by a child is a quote from a young girl who survived the Southampton Blitzkrieg. “There must have been some sort of warning before the sirens and when the barrage balloons went

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