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Month: October 2019

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Stones Heavy in Their Pockets

Posted on: 28 October 2019 Last updated on: 28 October 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

Stones Heavy in Their Pockets by Gina Headden When Beatrice leaves the house, Daisy is asleep and Ted is blacking boots. ‘Give my love to Dolly,’ Ted calls. She keeps her mouth shut. She isn’t seeing Dolly, something Ted does…

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BackStory: Five Questions with Caroline Greene

Posted on: 18 October 2019 Last updated on: 30 November 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

BackStory: Five Questions with Caroline Greene Author of The Writer’s House What inspired you to write ‘The Writer’s House?’ It was actually inspired by a visit to Shaw’s Corner – the country home of George Bernard Shaw. When he lived…

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The Writer’s House

Posted on: 14 October 2019 Last updated on: 14 October 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

The Writer’s House by Caroline Greene The great man is in the drawing room sitting for a portrait. We’ve had to roll up the rugs, but there’s sure to be paint for me to scrub off the parquet. He’s had…

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BackStory: Five Questions with Linda Walsh

Posted on: 11 October 2019 Last updated on: 11 October 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

BackStory: Five Questions with Linda Walsh Author of Comfortless Cove What inspired you to write ‘Comfortless Cove’? I strayed onto a holiday website and as soon as I saw ‘Comfortless Cove’ I needed to know more. The history of Ascension…

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Comfortless Cove

Posted on: 7 October 2019 Last updated on: 7 October 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

Comfortless Cove by Linda Walsh I grip the sides of the swaying rowing boat, my face scorched by a cold-hearted sun. Ahead is Ascension Island, Queen Victoria’s lonely outpost, lying between Africa and the New World, a desolate rock in…

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BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left

Posted on: 4 October 2019 Last updated on: 3 October 2019 Written by: Ingrid Jendrzejewski

BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…

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BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…
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BackStory: Five Questions with Matt Kendrick

BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…
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BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…
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BackStory: Six Questions with Stella Klein

BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…
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Becoming Helen

BackStory: Five Questions with Mark Left Author of It’s Raining Today What inspired you to write ‘It’s Raining Today’? I’ve long had a fascination with the Second World War and the long shadow it casts. You can’t grow up through…
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