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Another Outing for my ‘Workhouse Orphan’

Northallerton Library was the venue for my talk yesterday to a very appreciative audience. (The feedback confirmed this later, so it wasn’t just my impression.)

I spent a lot of time on the background of the story – inspired by the life of a great-uncle by marriage – and shared some of my research notes before reading extracts.

Thanks are due to John Jackson for this photo and for handling the paperwork, Neelie Wicks for organising the event and Outreach Librarian Greg Kubas for his ongoing support for PYA (Promoting Yorkshire Authors).

19 June, 2019 - Make the first comment on this story

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