Role of Women
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Two contrasting heroines ~ Harriet and Sarah
Last week I received a lovely review from a reader of Ancasta via Facebook: “Yes I really loved it, I read the start and then took a break and read the bulk of the book quickly, but I need to reread the start I think. I thought it was great, so many characters so complex,…
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Virtual Tour of the Solent and Beyond~No 13~Over the English Channel to France in the Great War
Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home is set between 1910 and 1920 and so the members of the Newton family see many facets of World War One; the life changing experiences of the women at home in Woolston as Harriet opens her home for convalescent soldiers; the marked effect on their children and Jane’s world at…
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GOOD NEWS ~ DIANA JACKSON’S WEEKEND BLOG TOUR
I am pleased to announce this weekend’s blog tour from: Friday 15th February to Monday 18th March FRIDAY ~Launching this tour on Friday 15th February I will be a guest blogger on Debra Brown’s historical blog which is well worth a follow. You will gain an insight into some of the interesting and intriguing research…
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She’s was a bit of a handful ~ The strength of female characterisation
My initial inspiration for The Riduna series was my Great grandmother, born on the island of Alderney in 1865. ‘Apparently she was a bit of a handful and they shipped her off to live with her aunt on Guernsey when she was fifteen,’ my Dad explained one day, in one of his lucid moments. He…
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Muse on Feminine Issues in Ancasta
You may be forgiven for thinking from reading my blog posts, that my novel Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home is all about flying boats, the Hampshire Regiment, Palmerstone Forts and the Schneider Trophy. Yes they do feature, threaded through my story, but Ancasta addresses huge feminine issues of the time too. Ancasta is actually a…