Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home
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Arthur John William Jackson (b:1927) and Patricia Jackson (b:1932 ne Green)
Isn’t it heart warming looking at photos of parents when they were young or when they were married! Following on with my series of blog posts on my family history and how it has influenced my writing, we have reached Mum and Dad. They were both brought up in the Southampton area and were married…
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World War One Heroes ~ a Personal Tribute
As we arrive at the final days of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One I would like to make a personal tribute to my Grandfather and Great Uncles. On 6th August 1918 Raymond Jackson (who the family called Tom) of the 3rd Dragoon Guards died as a prisoner of war in…
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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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World War One Read Aloud ~ RNIB awareness in Luton Library
A memorable spine – tingling moment at today’s Read Aloud event was when Wifred Owen’s poem ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ was being read: “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle” on cue the town hall clock began to chime “………No mockeries now for them; no prayers or bells ” the chimes struck twelve solemn notes as the…
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Readers’ Favorite Review ~ Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home
“Diana weaves a story that is real and true and makes you feel that you are right there living it!” Reviewed by Michelle Randall for Readers’ Favorite Ancasta is the continuation of the family saga that began in Riduna. Harriet is now a widow with four grown children. Edward is still traveling the seas, enjoying…
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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,…