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Janus Gateway to Heaven on Earth
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Filed under Alderney, Book reading, Channel Islands, Family History, History of Alderney, Riduna
The scene is set, for this mid 19th century novella, in North East Scotland in the small village of Dunphail. The story leads us to the Channel Island of Alderney, off the coast of Cherbourg.
This is my parents’ novella, edited by myself, released in memory of them both.
It is the prequel to Riduna and Ancasta.
Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth
is released on Kindle today ~ 21st February 2025
Filed under Alderney, Ancasta, Book launch, Channel Islands, Family History, Historical Fiction, History of Alderney, Riduna, Scotland
Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth by Patricia and Arthur Jackson, was released last week.
MY PARENT’S RESEARCH INTO OUR FAMILY HISTORY
My parents began to write their novella at the same time as I was writing my debut novel Riduna. Having done a great deal of research into our family tree, they chose two main characters, who intrigued them. Harriet is Dad’s grandmother:
Thus, this story is part truth, part fiction, as my parents unravelled our family history, visiting London, Liverpool, Alderney, Guernsey and Southampton in their quest.
While my parents gathered their lengthy research I was researching my great grandmother Harrriet’s story. I was fascinated by all I discovered about the island of Alderney back in the Victorian era, at the time when the many forts were built around the island.
Filed under Alderney, Channel Islands, Family History, Historical Fiction, History of Alderney, Riduna
MISSING Past and Present
Diana Jackson 