Jan Middleton

Author of ‘Bright Shadow’. Loves literature, history, singing soprano, writing. Reviewer for Historical Novels Society

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@mycathardy What a beautiful young woman, and how lovely that her locket has been passed on to your daughter. I hope she treasures it.

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@snowangelmrsp Ours is called Mr Pheazziwig.

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@ms_peaceweaver That lane looks like bliss, compared to the lanes leading into my Devon village 🤣
The width is the same; the hedges are the same ( glorious in Spring) and the view is just as beautiful but oh, the potholes!

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@NovelistJessica “You seem, with massive enthusiasm, to gallop backwards and forwards in the era in the manner of an over-excited buffalo.” A level History - essay on James I. 😳

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@DebbieJH629 ‘Birdsong’ is more literary than ‘Charlotte Gray’ - richer in imagery and motifs. Such a crafted piece of writing. But I’m fond of CG too! There are some poignant character links between the two novels. Look out for Col Gray, Charlotte’s father and the German Levi.

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@PosyHill1 @halfshiretales That’s the one. Katherine only exists in two stylised stained glass images. Her tomb in Tiverton is lost, too. However, she’s totally vivid in my imagination!

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@halfshiretales I need to visit, next time I’m heading up the M5 !

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@write_corinmd Me too! On each re-read I discover more. Sign of a classic.

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@BookDevon Powerful settings, memorable characters, beautiful writing and narratives that captured my heart.

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@LBFlyawayhome To be fair, I have a shower cap a bit like that … 😳

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@GlosHistFest Katherine Plantagenet Courtenay 1479 - 1527: daughter, sister, niece and aunt of kings. Her story is extraordinary.

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@OntheTudorTrail @history_circle I have never seen such a remarkable painting. Thank you for posting.

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@HotspurSam I think you would enjoy my portrayal
of Margaret as a young woman in my novel ‘Bright Shadow’, the story of her cousin Katherine. Great reviews on Amazon.

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@Thehistorybits @HotspurSam @PSHistory @penswordbooks I hope you’ll take some time to read my novel ‘Bright Shadow’, the true, compelling story of Edward’s IV’s daughter Katherine, and her relationship with her sisters. 5 stars on Amazon.

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@theDuncanMackay @BooksTeaFilms I might need to find some film, too!

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@RMVdeR @TowerOfLondon I know. It’s a shame they can’t get their facts right. The 2006 memorial is merely a place of reflection. We know from contemporary letters that Anne’s scaffold was ‘before the House of Ordanance’. In 1536 the ‘Green’ stretched all around the Tower.