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Orphan’s Secrets: Shirley Dickson Interview

The novelist talks Lumberjills, history and her research methods.

Shirley Dickson

Shirley Dickson, your story has its main protagonist, Lily Armstrong, join the Lumberjills, what were they? Lumberjills (known as the forgotten army) were women who ‘did their bit’ during WW2 by recruiting to The Women’s Timber Corps and working in Forestry. With men...

The Forgotten Army of WW2

The little-known Women's Timber Corps played a vital role in the war effort.

Shirley Dickson

Starting to write a new novel is both an overwhelming and, contrarily, exciting experience for me as I never know which path the book will take me. In my latest novel, The Orphan’s Secret, Lily Armstrong, enlists in the Women’s Timber Corps – something of which I had...