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Diana Jackson

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  • Diana’s August Book Review ~ The Eights by Joanna Miller

    Here’s another book I picked up by chance at Waterstones, Kirkcaldy. I ought to buy shares in the company! Why did I choose this book? I love historical fiction and the period caught my eye too; the twenties, after the end of WW1, when Oxford University first admitted female students. My attention was captured! A…

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  • Diana Jackson’s January Book Review ~ The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

    I was browsing in Kirkcaldy Waterstones, as I do whenever I’m in town, and the first thing that caught my eye about this book was the title. Evocative, don’t you think? The second was the era of 1937, which I seem to be drawn to at the moment, and yet this was set mainly in…

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  • Memoir / Lifestyle review 1 ~ The Salt Path by Raynor Winn ~ controversy no 1

    Laying aside the controversy surrounding Raynor Winn’s delightful and moving book, what effect did it have on my life, having read it? a) It made me appreciate the coast far more, and be observant of the nuances of our surrounding area along The Fife Coastal Path b) It made me think of the links between…

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  • Diana Jackson’s October Review ~ or Not!? A Novel Idea ~ Selling books in bookshops!

    I usually keep my reviews very positive. If I would not give a book a 4 or 5 star review I certainly wouldn’t review it on this blog, and if I would give it a 2 or 1 star I would not rate even it on Amazon, or rarely if there’s a good reason for…

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  • Diana’s August Review ~ The Forgotten Shore by Sarah Maine

    This is the third of Sarah Maine’s novels I’ve read, and I chose it from the shelves of Kinghorn Library. The other two I bought in Kirkcaldy Waterstones a few years back. I have read both twice, in fact, because I enjoyed them so much. (Not a frequent occurrence for me) It is a two…

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  • Diana’s April Book Review ~ The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley

    This was a wonderful find on the shelves of Waterstones Kirkcaldy. I only had a few minutes to browse and had no idea what I was looking for ~ not crime, sci fi or too much fantasy. I was drawn to this book and it was excellent for me because it was dual time zones,…

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  • Do the terms Indie v Traditional Publishing really exist anymore?

    In the past few years there has been a shift. A multitude of Independent Publishers have been formed, mainly through the appearance on the scene of KDP and the likes of Ingram Sparks, (Lightning Source)  enabling groups and individuals to publish fiction and non fiction with lower cost options. Since I began writing just after…

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  • A Recent Trip to Alderney

    Following lock down I was determined to pay a visit to Alderney, the main setting for my Riduna series and birth place of Great Great Grandmother Harriet. (see family history post) It was lovely to catch on with Paul Davies who used to run the Alderney Bookshop and became a dear friend following the book…

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