A delightfully rare Historical Novel. 85% a biography of a spy, musician, mother and her neice trapped behind German lines in World War I. This background led to a diplomatic post in World War II. Aged 92, Vera disclosed her past life one year before
The Six Bells of Madame Lin is the first book in The Witch of Marigold Hall Trilogy, a fictionalized account of the struggles of Lin Mang, a blind woman who manages to navigate the world during the Mongol conquest of China in the 13th Century. Withou
It fills me with fear to think history will repeat itself. I write historical fiction, hoping to reflect for the vision which made the world a better place, at least for a time. One architect of such a place was Charlemagne - the 'candle in the darkness' of Europe's Dark Ages.
THE BANISHED, MEDIEVAL QUEEN, Wife of Charlemagne. by Acacia Oak. At Last Communications. 2012.
CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS LADY (working title): in press
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I worked almost forty years in higher education with its many challenges: sexual harassment, jealousies, hidden conflicts, brilliance,depravity, fools and geniuses. And I STILL believe in the value of education, the necessity of critical thinking, and the wisdom in saluting the life of the mind.
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