Tag Archives: historical fiction

Barb Taub’s #BookReview of Hundreds of Tiny Threads and The Howarth Family Trilogy by @JudithBarrow77 #Family #HistFic

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years.—Simone Signoret In my last post here, I talked about why I could never do a … Continue reading →

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The Soldier in the Wood – Adam Dixon #writephoto

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The soldier spluttered into full consciousness, tasting coppery blood on his lips. Agony rippled through his body and he closed his eyes against it. The sweat on his brow felt cool and the air he sucked in in ragged gasps … Continue reading →

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Steve Costello on A Hundred Tiny Threads by Judith Barrow

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Beyond the Pyre, Steve Costello writes of A Hundred Tiny Threads by Judith Barrow: Isn’t it wonderful when a friend tells you about their success? Judith Barrow told me about hers today with her novel, ‘A Hundred Tiny … Continue reading →

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Woman in Blue – James #writephoto

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Obe was tending the fire on the shore by the bay. The sun had set to his right hours ago and most of the clan slept. Their tiny settlement was young and night predators hunted nearby so he kept watch, … Continue reading →

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Prelude to Battle – Iain Kelly – #writephoto

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Titus Valerius looked out over the grey water of the Adriatic Sea. The view was as bleak as his prospects. It had been a year since he had seen Rome and his beloved Domitilla. When he had joined the army … Continue reading →

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Microfiction #writephoto: Watching for the raiders – Jane Dougherty

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

They said they would be back. I didn’t believe them at the time. They had taken my father and older brother, and all the able-bodied men. The rest were dead. Why would they bother with the women? What use were … Continue reading →

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River of the Sun, Chapter 12 – Above and Below

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Steve Tanham Sarkur the Stonemaker lay beneath Egypt’s stars, looking deep into the sky as though reading the story of his own life. As a young child, his mother would walk him to the cliff-edge, where the stars … Continue reading →

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