Flying Boats and Sea Planes
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Ancasta, Guide me Swiftly Home ~ FREE ON KINDLE
Eventispress has made my second novel: ANCASTA GUIDE ME SWIFTLY HOME FREE ON KINDLE FROM 12TH TO 16TH NOVEMBER The novel is a family saga set in Woolston, Southampton between 1910 and 1920, taking each member of the family through The Great War. For more information: CELEBRATING AUTHOR DIANA JACKSON’S WORK WITH A GIVEAWAY THINKING…
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Diana’s Virtual Tour of Fife ~ The story so far
For each book I’ve written so far, a sense of ‘place’ has been vital to my writing. On each occasion I have wished to capture the essence of these locations by writing posts in the form of virtual tours. So far my virtual travels have explored Alderney, Guernsey, Southampton and Bedfordshire, but more recently I have…
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A WW1 sea plane carrier takes Jack to Port Said
As we have seen in docudramas on TV in recent weeks ‘every letter tells a story’ and as a writer it seemed the most effective way of communicating the tale of the lives of the Newton family as each play their part in The Great War. In this extract of ‘Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home‘…
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Diana Jackson’s World War One @Home Series ~ Industry of Woolston in WW1
In recognition of the BBC World War One at Home Series and in parallel to it, I aim to write posts of significant places and themes related to my writing and their impact on local people. These will include: Industry of Woolston Southampton in WW1 Flying Boat Stations of the UK in WW1 The Hampshire…
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Lady Mary Heath ~ Extraordinary Female Aviator in the Roaring Twenties
Background and Inspiration to Fly Mary Heath’s unfortunate start to life, when her father was found guilty of murdering her mother, did not seem to hamper her development and ambition. Brought up by her grandfather and two elderly aunts, she took an active part in sport and passed a degree in science in Ireland. In…
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Festive Christmas Deal ~99Cents 14th-20th December!
Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home, historical fiction set between 1910 and 1920 in Southampton, the Solent area and The Channel Islands is 99Cents for one week only on KINDLE. ~A HEARTFELT READ ~ L Simms Top 100 Reviewer! ~VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK~ …
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John Shelton ~ Author of ‘Schneider Trophy to Spitfire’
Today I’m thrilled to have been in contact with John Shelton, the author of’Schneider Trophy to Spitfire,’ an excellent book I reviewed on an earlier post last year. In fact John got in touch with me following that post and has agreed to share with us some background information about his life and how he…
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SUPERMARINE ~ Keeping the Name Alive
Where is the name ‘Supermarine’ still used today? Do they live up to their name of speed, quality and craftmenship? I had a great deal of fun researching this post but here are several firms and groups who keep the name ‘Supermarine’ alive! SAILING: A bit of poetic licence here but what amazing motor launches these…