Tag: social history
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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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Looking back to the future
If you have read any of my books, you will know I have a fascination with the recent past. My stories are all set during two eras: the Second World War years and the vibrant decade of the 1960s. Writing any fiction, whether about then or now, involves a certain amount of research. In fact,…
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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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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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Something for those in-between days…
It’s Wednesday 27th December. A whole year to wait until Christmas Day, and Boxing Day a recent memory… and yet, there is still New Year to consider – decisions to make – whether to stay awake until the midnight hour or steal an early night so that when you awake you have arrived in 2024!…
Isabella Muir
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Janie Juke chega a Portugal, e não só!
Durante o último ano, foi um privilégio ter tido a oportuindade de trabalhar com a maravilhosa tradutora Ana Catarina Palma Neves para fazer chegar os dois primeiros livros da série Mistérios em Sussex aos leitores de língua portuguesa. O Saco de Viagem e Perdidos e Achados desenrolam-se em Sussex, Inglaterra, no final da década de…
Isabella Muir 