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June 26, 2017 by Lydia Syson
… you’ve reached the website of Lydia Syson, author of the novels LIBERTY’S FIRE, THAT BURNING SUMMER, A WORLD BETWEEN US, & the biography DOCTOR OF LOVE: DR JAMES GRAHAM AND HIS CELESTIAL BED. Do click on ‘Reviews‘ to discover what other readers have thought of all these books, and then scroll down to find out more about the history behind the novels. For those on larger screens, on which this website works much better, apologies for any repetition. You’ll find the latest blogpost just below.

Find out about school visits and other author events here

Buy LIBERTY’S FIRE here
Buy THAT BURNING SUMMER here or here if you’re in the US
Buy A WORLD BETWEEN US here or the iBook edition with extra features (music, interactive maps, photographs, interviews with historians, archive materials and more) here at iTunes
Buy DOCTOR OF LOVE here

Or better still, ask your nearest independent bookshop for the books, or order from Hive if you don’t have one.

Photograph by Gianluca De Girolamo, Adshot, London.
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"an outstanding debut novel for teenagers" THE GUARDIAN

"a fantastic historical fiction debut" THE BOOKSELLER

"a novel of extraordinary resonance and power" ARMADILLO

"a compelling story of politics and passion, bravery and love" BOOKTRUST

'the writing is powerful, the events terrifying' THE BOOKBAG

'Highly recommended' BOOKS FOR KEEPS

17 March 2017: CILIP/SLG Pupil Library Assistant of the Year

2 May 2017: CWISL CWIZZ West at Godolphin & Latymer School

19-20 June 2017: CWISL Shoutsouth! Festival 2017

22 June 2017:Sydenham High School Humanities Day: France's forgotten revolutionaries - the women of the Paris Commune

19-21 July 2017: Creative Histories conference, Bristol University

UKYAX QUIZ: Which character are you most like? Let me know!

L'sF: Find out more about the history behind Liberty's Fire

L'sF: Meet the women of the Paris Commune

L'sF: Who were the pétroleuses?

L'sF: Communards in London: a guided walk

L'sF: Interview about writing Liberty's Fire with Rebecca Mascull

TBS: Ideas for further reading/viewing/visiting

TBS: Polish pilots in WW2

TBS: Fear of Flying

TBS: The Battle of Britain from below

TBS: Romney Marsh in poetry and fiction

TBS: Wartime spirit

TBS: Inspirational 40s films

AWBU: How to find out more about the Spanish Civil War

AWBU: Homage to Catalonia

AWBU: Spanish Civil War music

AWBU: The Army of Africa

AWBU: Black Americans in Spain

AWBU: Art & the Spanish Civil War

AWBU: The Cave Hospital

AWBU: The Battle of the Ebro 1

AWBU: The Battle of the Ebro 2

AWBU: Unburying the dead

BOOKSHOPS: Support your local!

FAMILY INFLUENCES: Rebels, romantics and wordsmiths