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Diana Jackson

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Alderney

  • Genuine Emails or More Phishing with AI?

    I have had many emails recently about several of my books. Here are two examples which write such flattering things about my first novel Riduna: viewbook.at/Riduna John writes: “I came across your book Riduna on Amazon, and I was captivated by how vividly you bring Alderney to life as both a setting and a character. Harriet and…

  • Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth by Patricia and Arthur Jackson

    Review by historical fiction author Tony Riches on his exceptional blog Review by Ian K Pulham: “This novella is in the main a snapshot of life on Alderney just after the Napoleonic wars, although there are brief snippets describing London around that time and the contrasts between the two. The story’s genesis came through Diana’s…

  • Fort George ~ Inverness

    It was poignant to visit the area where John Taylor, my step Great Grandfather was born, brought up and subsequently joined the army. We arrived at Fort George, near Inverness, which is on a peninsula jutting out into the Moray Firth, Scotland, opposite Rosemarkie on the Black Isle. Fort George is apparently the strongest fortified…

  • Celebrating the first positive reviews for ‘Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth’

    This book, brought out in memory of the authors, my parents Arthur and Patricia Jackson, has enjoyed its first positive reviews. The first, a four star review, gives the reader’s thoughts, background to the book but without spoilers. A Memoir of Island Life “This is a memoir of life on the island of Alderney in…

  • Choosing a Book Title

    Background Choosing a book title is a personal thing. Some authors know the title before they begin to write, in fact it appears miraculously as they are doing their research. Others wait until they have written the first draft. On reading and editing it a title appears as being an obvious choice. Then there are…

  • Diana’s March Book Review ~ The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat

    Here is my amazon review giving this book 5 stars: “It was ‘Channel Islands’ in the title which drew me to buy this novel. I have family links with the islands. This was a gripping story, full of emotions, tragedy, fear, love, risk ~ drama. Although it was a history I am so familiar with,…

  • Janus by Patricia and Arthur Jackson ~ Less than the price of a Coffee

    E BOOK Spring Sale ~ From 20th March to 2nd April For only £1.99 or $2.99 for two weeks only on Amazon, Janus Gateway to Heaven on Earth will cost less than a price of a cup of coffee. This novella is now available in paperback or as an e book. All profits benefit the…

  • Exciting News ~ Released today on Kindle

    The scene is set, for this mid 19th century novella, in North East Scotland in the small village of Dunphail. The story leads us to the Channel Island of Alderney, off the coast of Cherbourg. This is my parents’ novella, edited by myself, released in memory of them both. It is the prequel to Riduna…