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Diana Jackson

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  • Diana’s May Review ~ The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan

    This is the second of Karen Swan’s novels set on St Kilda at the time of the evacuation, each from the point of view of one of the island girls. This time it is Mhairi Mac Kinnon who is in need of a husband and she is whisked of to the nearby island of Harris…

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  • Exciting News ~ Released today on Kindle

    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…

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  • New Release Today: Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth

    I’m delighted that this novella is released today: Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth by Patricia and Arthur Jackson Dear readers, this announcement is close to my heart and the first book I have had published since I lost my parents during Covid. Eventispress are releasing this novella as a tribute to my parents,…

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  • Diana’s May Review ~ The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan

    This is the second of Karen Swan’s novels set on St Kilda at the time of the evacuation, each from the point of view of one of the island girls. This time it is Mhairi Mac Kinnon who is in need of a husband and she is whisked of to the nearby island of Harris…

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  • Diana’s Virtual Tour of The Kingdom of Fife ~ Dysart of Outlander Fame!

    Dysart is a fantastic starting point for a walk along the coastal path in either direction, or the half way point from Kirkcaldy and back again. The harbourmaster’s Cafe is now a bistro. Here’s no 8 of my virtual tour of Fife revisited. The new edition of ‘The Healing Paths of Fife’ is available. All profits…

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  • Author Roderick Hart takes up the ‘Throw a Dice Challenge’

    I’m really pleased to welcome author Roderick Hart who is taking part in my ‘Throw a Dice Challenge’ Please can you share your author bio:   Roderick Hart has published poetry in anthologies of verse, made bubble gum in Philadelphia, studied folk music in Afghanistan, and worked for many years in a recording studio, training…

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  • Kirkcaldy ~ A Place of Two Halves ~ ‘Healing Paths of Fife’ in aid of Kirkcaldy Foodbank

    ‘Healing Paths of Fife’ in aid of Kirkcaldy Foodbank Kirkcaldy at its best My last post described the difficulties families are facing making ends meet in areas of Kirkcaldy but the Lang Toon is a place of two halves. There are areas of beautiful well kept stone family houses and terraces near the centre of…

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  • Never believe the weather report ~ The sun shines in Scotland too, you know!

    Friends from down south come to visit us in Fife, or travel with us further north or west, but we often hear the phrase ‘We don’t come to Scotland for the weather.’ We get phone calls invariably asking, ‘what’s the weather like?’ We can almost hear the disappointment or lack of belief when we say…

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