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Diana Jackson

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  • Diana’s October Book Review ~ The Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert ~ (Many eureka moments!)

    Hey, what a wonderful gift from a friend, who just knew I would love it! I’m so glad I have a copy in paperback, because I will definitely read it again, but also dip into it. Timing was everything! So many occasions whilst reading The Big Magic I had eureka moments; laughed out-loud, exclaimed, nodded…

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  • Diana’s September Review ~ The Book of Fire by Christy Lefteri

    I read Songbirds some time ago and was impressed by Christy Lefteri’s power to conjure an unfamiliar world in my mind, and yet with similar themes as my own current writing of race, migration and heart rendering human emotions. The Book of Fire is no less heart rendering but with pertinent issues for today ~…

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  • Diana’s August Book Review ~ The Paper Cup by Karen Campbell

    I stumbled upon this delightful novel in Waterstones and have added it to my ‘signed books’ collection, to treasure or share with others. In fact, I enjoyed it so much when I first read it a year ago that I picked it up again the other day ~ savouring its detail this time and moments…

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  • What do I look for in Historical Fiction?

    If you follow the link above to the Historical Novel Society website they define the genre. After last week’s contrasting book reviews I’ve been reflecting on what, to me, is great Historical Fiction. What do others say? 10 Steps for Writing Historical Fiction by Krystal N. Craiker How to write good Historical Fiction by Dave…

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  • My June Reviews are a double ~ Matrix by Lauren Groff and Cuddy by Benjamin Myers

    I picked both of these books up in Waterstones and was really looking forward to sinking into them last month and so here are my honest reviews. Similarities Matrix is set firmly in the 12th Century whereas Cuddy spans from St Cuthbert’s life and death in the 7th Century to the present, both books so…

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  • Diana’s May Review ~ The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan

    This is the second of Karen Swan’s novels set on St Kilda at the time of the evacuation, each from the point of view of one of the island girls. This time it is Mhairi Mac Kinnon who is in need of a husband and she is whisked of to the nearby island of Harris…

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  • Introducing Friend and Fellow Author Hamish Brown

    Author Hamish Brown has joined Eventispress for possibly his last book, at nearly 90 years of age. Having no access to the internet, a PC or a mobile phone, he was at a loss as to what to do with his completed manuscript when Sandstone Press closed as a publishing company last year ( they…

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  • Diana’s April Book Review ~’Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade’ by Guy Browning

    I just needed to have a laugh and two books recently have listed my spirits and taken me beyond the state of the world, the suffering of those I know and love and the difficulties of life in general. Personally, we had such a good 2023, which kind of counter-balanced the shocking state of the…

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