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Delighted to announce that Lucia’s War has been awarded an Honourable Mention in the Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year, in the Modern Historical Fiction category. A medal to be worn with great pride, thank you Mary Anne Yarde! Congratulations to all the winners, and a special haddock around the chops to theContinue reading “Lucia’s War – Coffee Pot Book of the Year Award Honourable Mention”

Well it looks as if Biden is pulling ahead now, so some cause for cautious optimisim. Though how that other creature got as many votes as he did, even giving the shenanigans the Republicans were up to with voting, is a sad mystery. Racism, spite, a morbid fear of any kind of state compassion forContinue reading “Giveaway is still open!”

Hello friends, I am currently running a little giveaway on Facebook and Twitter – three paperback copies of Lucia’s War to lift spirits during this long election night and into tomorrow. Comment on either platform or on here to be in with a chance to win 🙂

I’m pleased to say that Lucia’s War is now available to purchase on Amazon as a paperback. To be honest if in Ireland it’s not much of a difference in cost if you order from the booksellers mentioned on the dedicated page for Lucia’s War. This is because they do great deals with postage andContinue reading “Lucia’s War: Paperback now available on Amazon”

During the writing of Lucia’s War, I have a scene where Lucia, reunited with her brother, Reginald, is attempting to dissuade him from taking part in a mutiny at his barracks. Reginald, furiously resenting his English commanding officer, longs to withhold a salute from him. This alarms Lucia, who knows all too well what theContinue reading ““Im a Did Go Twis’ Up ina Im Head” – thoughts on #WorldMentalHealthDay”

From Thursday and throughout October, it is Black History Month in Europe. As well as being a tale of war, passion and motherhood, Lucia’s War refers to a lot of events and personalities who form part of Black British (and Caribbean) history during the WWI period. The book refers to the Coterie of Friends, anContinue reading “#BlackHistoryMonth – Kindle Promotion”

Hello everyone! The paperback edition of Lucia’s War continues to pop up in bookshops around Ireland, slowly but steadily. It’s showing its face in my local gift shop in Cobh, Tertulia Books in Westport, and it will be popping up in Gutter Dalkey tomorrow. I’m confining it to bookshops at present to make it easierContinue reading “Lucia’s War – A Statement of Intent”

I am delighted to present the paperback edition of Lucia’s War at long last. Many thanks to Richie at More Visual for the wonderful design and overall I’m pleased with the print job Lulu have done for the price paid. Because I am a complete nerd, I made…an unboxing video. I will add some picsContinue reading “Lucia’s War – Unboxing the Paperback!”

This is a more personal post. If you want to hear about the paperback, I promise you, it’s coming very soon! Otherwise, feel free to read on. Last March, I made a bargain with myself, of sorts. I decided that if I were to continue with my writing life, it would no longer be atContinue reading “Because It Appears to Need Saying”

So the book has been out a month now – published, launched and announced – and it’s been an interesting contrast with the last time! In the meantime, Ireland has gained a new government, and of course the covid-19 epidemic has inevitably shaped this publication story, just as its 1918 counterpart affected the book’s storyline.Continue reading “Lucia’s War – One Month On”