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  1. Press launch in pics

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    October 9, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    Cameron Jacobs and Iris Mathieson performing Si tu me quieres escribir (If you want to write to me…), a song to celebrate the …
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  2. The Battle of Bermondsey

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    October 3, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    75 years ago today my grandmother was arrested.  It must have been incredibly frightening, but by then she was used …
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  3. In the Blood

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    September 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 …
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  4. Spanish Civil War songs

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    September 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 …
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  5. Longing for Lundy

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    September 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 …
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  6. Lou Kenton, 1908-2012

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    September 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 …
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  7. Publication Day: 4th October 2012

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    September 15, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    Buy A World Between Us at a bookshop near you!

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  8. Talking about the Spanish Civil War

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    September 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 …
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  9. Digging deeper

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    September 12, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    So a royal funeral could soon be on the cards.  I imagine the protocol might get a little tricky, what …
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  10. And another thing

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    September 7, 2012 by Lydia Syson

    Amy' s pic of iBook filming

    I spent yesterday filming for the iBook edition of A World Between Us.  So I’m spending today with all the …
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MPP: Q & A on The History Girls

MY FRIENDLY LOCALS: Independent bookshops in S E London

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

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21 March 2019: MR PEACOCK'S POSSESSIONS published in paperback

16 March 2019:King's Lynn Fiction Festival

19 October 2018:TAL Festival, Thame, Oxfordshire, with Anna Mazzola

2 August 2018:BBC Radio 4 Open Book 'Islands in Fiction' special

14 July 2018: Beacon Lit Festival - NEW VOICES

4 July 2018: Penzance Literary Festival

14 June 2018: Reading and Q & A at Review Bookshop, Peckham

17 May 2018: PUBLICATION DAY FOR MR PEACOCK'S POSSESSIONS

3 May 2018: Radio 2 Arts Show with Anneka Rice

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