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The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams

July 2, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

The Dictionary of Lost Words is set within the history of the long gestation of the Oxford English Dictionary from…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, historical fiction, OED, Oxford, women's fiction, world war one

In Memoriam Alice Winn

April 29, 2026 cheryl

I picked up In Memoriam to give me a soldier’s view of life in the trenches of WW1 to complement…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, romance, world war one

St George’s Vestry VAD

April 8, 2026 cheryl

This scene about St George’s Vestry VAD unit appeared in a draft of The Gift of Belonging (Book 3 in…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: historical fiction, romance, The Gift of Belonging, VADS, Voluntary Auxiliary Defence, women's fiction, world war one

Book 3 in The Wise Women series – special pre-order price

March 22, 2026 cheryl

Book 3 in The Wise Women series will be released on 1 May 2026. The Gift of Belonging is now…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: 20th century, 20th century romance, Fantasy, Great War, historical fiction, romance, war romance fiction, women's fiction, world war one, WW1

VAD nurses WW1

December 18, 2025 cheryl

Readers of The Herbalist’s Daughters (the standalone book 2 in The Wise Women series), might remember that one of the…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: historical fiction, historical research, nursing, romance, vad NURSES, VADS, women's fiction, world war one, WW1

WW1 and herbal medicine

January 28, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

In the course of research for my new book, the third in the Wise Women series, I discovered one of…

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Posted in: Herbal lore and healing traditions Filed under: herbal medicine, historical fiction, novels, women's fiction, world war one, writing

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