September, 2012
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In the Blood
0September 30, 2012 by Lydia Syson
Like most writers, I find pictures often help the words along. Some images get under your skin more than others. I can’t pretend that A World Between Us started with this beautiful print. But its appearance in my life felt serendipitous, and I’ve loved living with it for the last few years.
Category Blog | Tags: blood, Bogdan Gisevius, Bossaerts, Dr K. Smalian, family history, medical poster, Republican, research, transfusion, W. Gummerl
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A WORLD BETWEEN US reviews
0September 29, 2012 by Lydia Syson
Christmas book pick in The Observer , The Telegraph , The Morning Star & Radio Suffolk, Teen book club choice on The Guardian Children’s Book website, recommended as a ‘hot read’ on teen website Sugarscape.
Please follow links for full reviews….
‘A World Between Us is an outstanding debut novel for teenagers…what Syson captures so well is a sense of heartbreaking courage, comradeship and lost innocence…Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, for what I suspect is a keep reading
Category Reviews & more | Tags: A WORLD BETWEEN US, Armadillo, Book bloggers, Books Teen & Magazines, Booktrust, Celia Rees, International Brigade Memorial Trust, Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Socialist, Julia Eccleshare, Lydia Syson, Morning Star, Observer, Red House, Reviews, Sugarscape, Telegraph, The Guardian, We Love This Book
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Find out more about the background to A WORLD BETWEEN US
2September 28, 2012 by Lydia Syson
There have been about 15,000 books written in English about the Spanish Civil War – twice that many in Spanish, and more are published every month in Spain.Here I’ve listed some of the books that influenced me most keep reading
Category Reviews & more | Tags: A WORLD BETWEEN US, Bibliography, Reading
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Spanish Civil War songs
8September 27, 2012 by Lydia Syson
You can hear different versions of nearly all the songs in A World Between Us on YouTube. Many of these videos include evocative archive images of the Spanish Civil War. Print out song sheets for The Internationale and The Peat Bog Soldiers from the Hot Key Books website.
Category Reviews & more | Tags: International, music, protest songs, singing, Spanish Civil War
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Send an e-card!
0September 26, 2012 by Lydia Syson
Tell someone about A WORLD BETWEEN US with an e-card, via Booktrust.
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Longing for Lundy
6September 25, 2012 by Lydia Syson
The seat at the kitchen table by the relief map was the prized place at meal times, if I remember rightly. Did we take it in turns, or was there a pecking order to where we sat? There was always something irresistible about stretching up and running your hands keep reading
Category Blog | Tags: Braer storm, islands, Lundy, Lydia Syson, Maps, place names, shipping forecast
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Lou Kenton, 1908-2012
0September 18, 2012 by Lydia Syson
The oldest surviving British volunteer for the International Brigades has died aged 104. Both ordinary and extraordinary, Lou Kenton was one of many individuals whose matter-of-fact and everyday heroism worked their way into A World Between Us. In fact, when I began keep reading
Category Blog | Tags: ambulance driver, Cable Street, International Brigades, Lou Kenton, Spain
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Publication Day: 4th October 2012
0September 15, 2012 by Lydia Syson
Buy A World Between Us at a bookshop near you!
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Talking about the Spanish Civil War
0September 15, 2012 by Lydia Syson
Paul Preston must know more about the history of twentieth-century Spain than anyone else alive. A captivating speaker, who charms with his truculence, he’s a hero to thousands, including me.
The first time I heard him in public I squeezed into the last seat of a dark and crowded basement at the Instituto Cervantes just as he began to introduce his fellow speaker, Julián Casanova. The event was called ‘Remembering the Spanish Civil War’. I gulped, keep reading
Category Blog | Tags: Blenheim Palace, Churchill, events, fiction, Franco, Memory, Paul Preston, Richard Baxell
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SCHOOL VISITS and other events
0September 14, 2012 by Lydia Syson
I’m happy to talk to audiences of all ages from KS3 up (ideal for 13+), and take a very flexible approach to school visits and other events for teenagers and adults. My illustrated, interactive talks can be delivered with a focus on either History or English, and there’s even scope for Music departments to get involved. Including readings from the novel and plenty of discussion, I use vivid primary sources of all kinds keep reading
Category Events | Tags: author visits, events leading to WW2, school visits
