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Diana Jackson

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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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  • Arthur Walter Jackson and Daisy Clara Colmer 1897-1981

    Arthur Walter Jackson and Daisy Clara Colmer 1897-1981

    My grandpa Arthur Jackson was born on 30th November 1896 on the island of Guernsey. Here he is on the 1901 Guernsey census at the age of four, just before the family moved to Wooston Southampton. The reason for the move was that work had literally dried up for his father, who was a painter…

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  • Colin van Geffen ~ Historian, artist and public speaker

    Today I’m going to interview Colin van Geffen who has been a wonderful support to me throughout writing Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home, not only in points of local aviation history in the Solent area but in designing the covers of my first two novels from the Riduna Series. If you need an artist or…

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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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  • Ancasta, a review of the novel by Diana Jackson

    The Friends of Weston Shore, Southampton have written this review of Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home. I’ll be down at West Quay Waterstones Southampton this Saturday 12th between 11am and 1 pm. Please come and say hello and many thanks for this wonderful review!

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  • Author Spotlight no.335 – historical novelist Diana Jackson

    Many thanks to Morgen Bailey for this on line interview! Hope to see some of you on Thursday 3rd in Waterstones Hitchin, Saturday 5th at the Luton Book Festival or on 12th back down in Southampton Waterstones West Quay!

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  • Diana Jackson’s Centenary Tour ~ October Events!

    I’m excited to announce that my events to celebrate three centenaries continue this October. RNAS Calshot March 1913 The First Schneider Trophy Contest April 1913 The birth of Supermarine in Woolston Southampton October 1913 I will be talking about my novels and my unusual interest in Supermarine and early flight, especially, flying boats and the role of…

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  • Virtual Tour of the Solent ~ The Story so far and where to next?

    I began this virtual tour to show that a sense of place is important in my writing. I need to describe the areas in my novel enough to help the reader to feel that ‘sense of place,’ but I thought it might be helpful to give a little more background information and description. I have…

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