Fiction Archives - Aspects of History

Review: A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

Not just a performance, but a declaration by Josie Dale-Jones.

Zoe Brunskill

Josie Dale-Jones is a force to be reckoned with as she takes to Shoreditch Town Hall for her show, A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here. The show is an exploration of topics such as censorship, free speech, artistic freedom, and cancel culture. In 2022,...

Fiona Forsyth on Death and the Poet

The author discusses the inspiration behind her latest book in The Publius Ovidius Mysteries series.

Fiona Forsyth

So, we are back in Tomis – will there be another murder to be solved by the Roman love poet Ovid? Oh yes! I was chatting about this the other day with some fellow crime writers, and we decided that the ideal detective and hero for a mystery series is – a writer. There...

Anne O’Brien on The Queen and the Countess

Bestselling author Anne O'Brien chats to us about her latest novel, and re-examines the history of the women at the heart of the Wars of the Roses.

Anne O'Brien

Anne, many congrats on the new novel. We’re in England in the early 1450s and just at the start of the Wars of the Roses. Queen Margaret and Anne, Countess of Warwick are the main two characters. What was the genesis of the story? The battles and political struggles...

James Dunford Wood

The novelist and writer talks history, his inspiration and recommended reads.

James Dunford Wood

James Dunford Wood, what first attracted you to the 1930s and beyond? I inherited a set of war diaries written by my father, covering 1939-1946 and RAF campaigns in Iraq, Burma and North-West Europe. Can you tell us a little about your research? For my book The Big...

The Fires of Gallipoli, by Barney Campbell

The Fires of Gallipoli is more than just a wartime history, it is a tale of epic friendship and its trials and joys.

Ella Beales

The Fires of Gallipoli explores resilience, self-discovery, fortitude and friendship during, and in the aftermath, of the Gallipoli Campaign. This book follows Edward Salter, a shy 25-year-old solicitor whose life is changed by the outbreak of the First World War and...

James Dunford Wood

James Dunford Wood began working life as an art history tour guide taking specialist groups around Europe, China and Central Asia. During this time, he developed an enduring fascination with the stories of lesser known destinations and off-the-beaten track communities.

James Dunford Wood

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Found, by Will Erikson

The book is full of the rich detail you would expect from an author with personal experience of his subject matter.

Adam Staten

Found is the debut novel from Will Erikson. It is set in 2003 in the chaotic aftermath of the coalition invasion of Iraq. Told in the first person, the protagonist, Harry Smith, is a junior officer in the UK intelligence services who is deployed to Iraq as part of the...

Jim Loughran

The debut author talks history, his inspiration and forgotten histories.

Jim Loughran

Jim Loughran, what first attracted you to the 1930s and beyond? The 1930’s were a turning point. I think back to my own mother who was born in 1911 when the German, Austrian, Russian and Ottoman empires still stood. The Second World War created a definitive break with...

Jim Loughran

Jim Loughran was born in Northern Ireland and studied French and Spanish at Queens University Belfast. Following graduation he spent a year in Paris before completing his Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Jim taught French in Belfast and then moved to Dublin where he worked for ten years as a Media Planner in one of Dublin’s leading advertising agencies. During this time he also got involved, on a voluntary basis, with Amnesty International and was Chairperson of Amnesty Ireland for five years. He then joined the organisation on a full-time basis as Development Manager before taking on the role of Head of Media. He initiated ground breaking research into Irish links to the arms trade and produced two major reports: “Ireland and the Arms Trade – Decoding the Deals” and “Claws of the Celtic Tiger.”His first novel, The Bratinsky Affair will be published in 2025 by Sharpe Books.

Jim Loughran

Joseph Cornelius O’Rourke

The descendant of a Jacobite noble who fled Ireland for Russia is the inspiration for a new novel.

Jim Loughran

Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke Since I was a teenager three periods of history have obsessed me: French history from Louis XIV to the rise of Napoleon, World War 1 and the collapse of empires and the Russian revolution. I have read endless biographies, memoirs and novels....