by Ian Andrew | Nov 13, 2016 | Fiction, Places, War, WWI
Sixty-six years of death in twenty-four hours… and one man in particular. One hundred years ago today, on the 13th November 1916, exactly three thousand five hundred British military died[i]. It is a surprisingly precise, neat number given the unprecise,...
by Ian Andrew | Oct 17, 2016 | Australia, Books, Fiction, Northern Ireland, Reviews
I have a tendency to discover a new series of books when they are far from new. Clancy was on his third release when I discovered Jack Ryan. Michael Connolly and his famed Harry Bosch were many volumes into their adventures, Lee Child and Jack Reacher were...
by Ian Andrew | Apr 18, 2016 | Book, Book Reality, Book Tour, Business, Flight Path, Indy Authors, Non-Fiction, Places, UK 2016
“Cromwell lived round here… He’s still dead…” St Ives – 17th April – Telling It – a spoken word event that provided a change to the norm on a Sunday afternoon in a gentle Cambridgeshire Market town. A full-house in the...
by Ian Andrew | Aug 4, 2015 | Books, Library, Non-Fiction, Northern Ireland
In 1788 the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay and later Sydney Cove under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip – Meanwhile in Belfast, a Library was opening. The establishing of New South Wales and the founding of modern Australia had begun. The news did...
by Ian Andrew | Jul 14, 2015 | Fiction, Northern Ireland, War, WWI
In memory of my Great, Great Uncle who died of wounds on the 14th July 1916. Although I haven’t traced the exact circumstances yet, it is most likely he was wounded on the 1st of July as the 12th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles went over the top on the...
by Ian Andrew | Jul 30, 2014 | Fiction, Short Stories, War
This coming weekend will see many events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Great War. Over the next four years, as each significant battle reaches its centenary, we shall be reminded of the futile waste of millions of lives, the horrendous...
