WW1
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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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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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Friends reflect on the changing roles of their loved ones in WW1
To commemorate the centenary of WW1 I am sharing with you some extracts of my second novel, Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home’ which takes the Newton family, who live in Woolston, Southampton, through The Great War. In this piece, Harriet, the matriarch of the series, has a surprise visitor, Edward, with whom she grew up on the…
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BBC Our World War: Review of Ep1 – Mons
My next series of posts will reflect real people’s lives in World War One including extracts from ‘Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home‘ but here is Paul Reed’s summary of one of the many documentaries on TV at the moment from his blog devoted to The Great War
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Jersey Lass Murdered! ~Haynes Bedfordshire in 1919!
‘Did you know that a Jersey girl was murdered close to where you live in 1919?’ wrote a lady from the Channel Islands Great War Study Group in an email whilst I was researching for ‘Ancasta ~ Guide me Swiftly Home.’ Here’s a link to their website, which is packed with interesting information and photos…
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A Book Launch Celebration with a Difference!
Instead of my usual event inviting friends and family along to a book launch this year, like the cover competition, I’m doing things a bit differently. I’m having a stall at the Haynes 100, the village in Bedfordshire truly at the heart of my novel ‘Murder, now and then’. What is the Haynes 100? Each…