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Tag: historical fiction

A Far-flung Life M.L. Stedman

November 2, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

A Far-flung Life is set from the late 1950s onwards on a sheep station in Western Australia, and is the…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: australia 1950s, Australia 20th centu, historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, women's fiction

How a London debutante found herself carrying a recruitment placard around Hyde Park in 1940

October 8, 2026 cheryl

Women ambulance drivers WW2 The placard-carrying debutante was a young woman named June Spencer. June had joined the London Auxiliary…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: ambulance drivers ww2, historical fiction, research, women at war, women's fiction, world war 2, world war two, ww2

My books on curated reading lists

October 6, 2026 cheryl

Recently I added my Wise Women and Keepers series books to a relatively new site, Indie Fiction, as an additional…

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Posted in: News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction, writing

Longlisted HWA Short Story 2026

September 24, 2026 cheryl

It was very satisfying yesterday to open my emails to see this from the Historical Writers Association: Congratulations on your…

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Posted in: News Filed under: Dorothy Dunnett, historical fantasy, historical fiction, HWA, magic realism, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing

Feverfew and symbolism

September 6, 2026 cheryl

For some time now I’ve been meaning to do a post on symbolism in writing, but haven’t got around to…

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Posted in: Herbal lore and healing traditions Filed under: Forest of Dean, herbal lore, herbal medicine, historical fiction, symbolism in writing, women's fiction

The Herbalist’s Daughters UK 99p kindle deal

September 3, 2026 cheryl

Amazon are doing a kindle deal on The Herbalist’s Daughters, for the UK, 99p for all Sept … so here’s…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magic realism, romance, women's fiction

The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn

August 24, 2026 cheryl

The Whalebone Theatre has been added to my small collection of all-time favourite books, and I eagerly await whatever Joanna…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, literary fiction, women WW2 agents, women's fiction, world war 1, world war 2

The Herbalist’s Daughters on sale

August 19, 2026 cheryl

For readers in the UK, the paperback version of The Herbalist’s Daughters is on sale at £7.82, normally £9.99. This…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, romance, women's fiction

Bream Book Fair success!

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Bream Book Fair was a brilliant day for me and many of the thirty attending authors. It was my best…

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Posted in: News Filed under: book fair, book sales, Fantasy, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Prettying up your WW2 gas mask

August 13, 2026 cheryl

Prettying up your WW2 gas mask eased the burden of carrying these unwieldy boxes around. I was thinking over the…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: gas masks, historical fiction, historical research, women's fiction, ww2

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