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Diana Jackson

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  • November 1914 ~ Anthony realises his dream to learn to fly ~Almost!

    November 1914 ~ Anthony realises his dream to learn to fly ~Almost!

    The following extract from ‘Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home‘ tells the story of Anthony who longs to learn to fly. Here he is sent initially to France as an Observer, taking photographs of the battle below. I have used various techniques including letters, story telling, conversation and the arrival of Harry Harper, the air correspondent of The Daily…

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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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  • 100 years ago this October Supermarine was born

    What does the name ‘Supermarine’ mean to you? The Spitfire? Nothing? An important company in Southampton’s history and later Swindon too? If you’re a football supporter to Swindon do you know what the connection is? It meant little to me until my parents started looking into our family history and Dad began to speak of…

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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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  • 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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  • Centenary Book~Signing Tour begins March 1913 to 2013!

    Hi folks I have some good news! I’m back on the road again to celebrate three centenaries in my novel: Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home I wrote about the first centenary, RNAS Calshot in March 1913, in my last post and so to celebrate a year of centenaries leading into 2014 and the big event to…

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  • The Solent Area Virtual Tour no 7 ~ Woolston and Itchen Village

    Today I am going to share with you a snapshot of old Wooston through copies of my Grandfather’s book of postcards. They are not dated, but looking at postcards of a similar era I would certainly say they were Edwardian. Above is the Portsmouth Road on its way down towards the Floating Bridge, and below…

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  • One Door Closes and Another Door Opens

    Hi folks. It’s been a tough week for a lot of reasons, as much to do with my work life teaching three days per week, as it is to do with my book life. I can’t say much about what is stressing me out at work because that would be unprofessional but suffice it to…

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