Ancasta: Guide Me Swiftly Home (The Riduna Series, Band 2) - Softcover

Jackson, Diana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0957252005 ISBN 13: 9780957252004

Verlag: Eventispress, 2012

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Ancasta reintroduces us to the next generation of the Newton family, now living at Woolston near Southampton; against the background of the new 20th century. (following Riduna, Diana Jackson’s first novel.) Harriet, the family’s matriarch, and her headstrong daughter Sarah, are empowered by the daunting responsibilities on them, with their loved ones so far away. The story weaves tightly through this period of Woolston’s history, with the birth of Supermarine, early flying boat production and the Schneider Trophy. The excitement of this new age of flight is marred though, by the destruction of the Great War. No family is spared loss and sacrifice. As Harriet awaits the news of the return of her family from France, the Mediterranean and further afield, she finds solace beside the river, which would also lead her back to Riduna, the island of Alderney and the place of her birth. Ancasta is the Goddess of this River Itchen, to whom the Romans prayed, as does Harriet and a multitude of others both before and after her, pleading for the swift and safe return of their vessels and loved ones.

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Diana Jackson's passion for social history is the bed-rock to all of her writing; historical fiction, mystery and memoir. It was delving into her family history which inspired Diana's first novel 'Riduna', set on the island of Alderney, and there is an element of realism in all of her work. She was influenced by the classics from Bronte to Thomas Hardy, and as an avid reader too, she has always felt compelled to write. A retired teacher from Bedfordshire, now living in Fife with her retired husband, Diana enjoys the life of an author, but she is also fully involved in community life in Kinghorn.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Eventispress
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0957252005
• ISBN 13: 9780957252004
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
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