Press launch in pics
0October 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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The Battle of Bermondsey
5October 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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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 …
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Category News | Tags: blood, Bogdan Gisevius, Bossaerts, Dr K. Smalian, family history, medical poster, Republican, research, transfusion, W. Gummerl
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 …
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Category Reviews & more | Tags: International, music, protest songs, singing, Spanish Civil War
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 …
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Category News | Tags: Braer storm, islands, Lundy, Lydia Syson, Maps, place names, shipping forecast
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 …
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Category News | Tags: ambulance driver, Cable Street, International Brigades, Lou Kenton, Spain
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 …
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Category News | Tags: Blenheim Palace, Churchill, events, fiction, Franco, Memory, Paul Preston, Richard Baxell
Digging deeper
0September 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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Category News | Tags: Bosworth, Engaging children in history, history, revisiting history, Richard III
And another thing
0September 7, 2012 by Lydia Syson
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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Category News | Tags: AWBU, event, fiction, filming, iBook, Lydia Syson
