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The uncanny story behind my novel

15 July 2021 By Alexandra Walsh

You might expect a thriller to give you the shivers. But when Alexandra Walsh was writing her latest novel, The Wind Chime, she discovered some parallels between her fictional story and her own family history that were unexpected – even uncanny. The Wind Chime is a timeshift thriller set in the present day and the […]

The Wind Chime by Alexandra Walsh

29 June 2021 By Editor

Windsor, England, 2019, and Amelia Prentice is recovering from the worst two years of her life. First her daughter and then her parents have died, leaving her without any surviving relatives. As she gets ready to put the family home, a vast Victorian house in Windsor, on the market, she fulfils her mother’s last request […]

Historia interviews: Alexandra Walsh

28 July 2020 By Frances Owen

Author Alexandra Walsh talks to Historia about her books, writing, research, women’s friendships, and her links with historical figures

The Arbella Stuart Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh

25 May 2020 By Editor

Derbyshire, 1603: Elizabeth I is dead and the Tudor reign is over. As the men in power decide to pass the throne to the Scottish King James, one woman debates changing the course of history. Two Tudor heirs have been covered up for decades, and with a foreign king threatening the stability of England it […]

Books to look out for in 2020

1 January 2020 By Frances Owen

A new year, and new historical books, both fiction and non-fiction, to look out for, written by HWA members. The Second World War continues to be popular, and there are refreshingly different takes on the Tudor era. The medieval period makes a strong showing. There are new additions to well-loved series and second books from […]

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