Historical Crime & Mystery
In a beautiful and scenic area of Perthshire, Scotland, between the Aberuchill Hills and the Water of Ruchill, is Cultybraggan PoW camp, known as Camp 21. Initially built in 1941, it was probably intended to be an army camp but instead became a camp for captured Italians. These Italians prisoners were used to supply manpower... Continue Reading →
I have a wee treat for any WW2 fiction fans. It is great to see that Paula Greenlees' latest is now available in eBook format. The paperback is due for release in December and is now up for pre-order. The Forgotten Promise, set in Malaya, looks to be a real corker! Here's some more detail... Continue Reading →
Today in the Library we have Kathryn Gauci, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Kathryn, please introduce yourself: Kathryn Gauci Thank you for inviting me to the Library, Pam. It’s great to be here with you. I was born... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Keep Calm and Carry On! This could not be more appropriate when describing what became known as 'Blitzmas'. In December 1940, Hitler's Luftwaffe was doing its best to wipe British cities off the map. But the British public were having none of it and were determined to have the best possible holiday they could. Time... Continue Reading →
There is such a wealth of great historical fiction books available right now, books that make super Christmas pressies too. Here is my round-up of 2021's best, and there is something to suit all tastes, from romance to the ancient world. A Comfortable Alliance by Catherine Kullmann Can they open their hearts to something much... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Like most young people in the forties, my heroine, Sarah Gillespie, in Her Secret War, is obsessed with cinema and spends all of her hard-earned, but meagre wages, on film tickets and cinema magazines such as Picturegoer Weekly. The world she sees on the silver screen is very different to her life and feeds her... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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