Tag Archives: war

Field Service (reading-as-a-writer 7)

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 by Hannah

View this post on Instagram I first read Field Service by Robert Edric a year ago as part of my research into the aftermath of the #GreatWar. I reread it this week as a writer. This is the first book … Continue reading →

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A Heavy Reckoning (research review)

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 by Hannah

View this post on Instagram ‘A Heavy Reckoning’ by Emily Mayhew. A brilliant and totally absorbing exploration by a historian of the modern reality of battlefield injuries with occasional but highly pertinent reference to the legacy of #GreatWar medical services. … Continue reading →

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Three books (soldiers’ diaries of the Great War)

Posted on Jan 27, 2018 by Hannah

Captain Charlie May is one of the kindest, funniest, most thoroughly decent men I have ever met, on or off the page. Continue reading →

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Three brilliant Great War blogs

Posted on Jan 6, 2018 by Hannah

Erudite, witty, and beautifully written, this blog never fails to fascinate and move in equal measure. Continue reading →

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Five books (written during or soon after the Great War)

Posted on Jan 6, 2018 by Hannah

An irregular series of highlighting the resources which particular inspire or inform my writing. I read a lot of books written around the time of the Great War. There is absolutely no better way to immerse oneself in the language … Continue reading →

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Three books (that bring the early 20th century to life)

Posted on Jan 1, 2018 by Hannah

Unrequited love and political intrigue; resources which inspire or inform my writing. Continue reading →

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