Category: social history
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The bottom billion
Global trade and globalisation are now so ingrained in our world that it would seem impossible to remove them, to return to a time when local produce was enjoyed entirely by local people. Of course, trading across borders is not a new concept. As far back as the nineteenth century, British whaling ships landed on…
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The haves and the have-nots
In every society in the world there is division between those who have and those who have not. Even in the most equitable society, where resources and labour are shared, there will be some who have greater ability in one sphere or another, for example, they may be better organisers, or more successful farmers. But…
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What is real?
In our own way, we all need something to believe in. Walter, one of my favourite fictional characters, looks to nature in his attempts to understand the world. We first meet Walter in The Forgotten Children, when Emily travels to the isle of Anglesey, and on a clifftop walk she encounters a gentle stranger… ‘Today…
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Finding a voice
Last week we asked, What if new isn’t always better? looking at some of the implications of the Paris Peace Conference and the changes imposed on nations by the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. It comes as no surprise that peoples who had suddenly gained new ‘masters’ found themselves questioning their rights,…
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What if new isn’t always better?
Is new always better? Are there some changes that can be justified in order to take the world in a new and different direction, or does human nature result in us merely duplicating past mistakes?
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Treat yourself to a cosy Christmas!
It’s that time of year when the shops are busy, the nights are long, the weather can be tricky (!) and you might be wondering how and when you can grab a quiet moment to relax. Whatever your plans, if you have the chance to squeeze in a peaceful moment or two, you might like…
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Delving into the past
Anyone who has read any of my stories will know I have a fascination with the past, specifically the more recent past. Writing my first series of Sussex Crime novellas I spent happy hours researching what life was like on the Home Front in England during the Second World War. Research for my novels took…
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Meet the tenants of Number 1, Mountfield Road!
Anyone who has read my stories will know I am fascinated by the recent past. That fascination leads me to be forever questioning. How did we arrive at the life we live now, in the world we live in now. Thinking about the how and why of it all, I’ve been imagining a scenario where…
Isabella Muir
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Meet the tenants of Number 1, Mountfield Road!
Anyone who has read my stories will know I am fascinated by the recent past. That fascination leads me to be forever questioning. How did we arrive at the life we live now, in the world we live in now. Thinking about the how and why of it all, I’ve been imagining a scenario where…
Isabella Muir
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Plenty of free stories to add to your TBR pile!
And your chance to enjoy this tender story of family and friendship… …taking you back to the days when the kind embrace of community helped to ease troubled times… Divided we Fall ’Divided we Fall’ is the first in a series of six novellas, exploring how the townsfolk of the sleepy seaside resort of Tamarisk…
Isabella Muir
Isabella Muir 