Here is a link to a new flipbook about driving in Swansea in the 1950s. It had been adapted from the section in Swansea in the 1950s, with additional illustrations. Click here to go straight to the Flip Book If you are interested in the book, you can of course find it in the menu.
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Swansea Crime and Other Stories – a Collection
A local primary school asked me to prepare some material for them for a project on crime. So I created a Flipbook of stories, drawn largely from my published books, which could be accessed on line.. I have now decided to make this more accessible by opening it up on my website – without the…
A Swansea Child – Reviewed
My novel, A Swansea Child, has been reviewed on the Nation Cymru website and I am very pleased with it. There are, of course, some things which I don’t agree with, but overall I think it is very fair. Here is a link Review: A Swansea Child by Geoff Brookes (nation.cymru)
Violet Charlesworth
A new Flipbook available now I have written about the fraudster Violet Charlesworth, who faked her own death in 1909 to escape her creditors. You can read all about her in a new post you can access on the Flip Book page on this website. Click on Flipbooks in the menu – or click here.Then…
Christmas Craft Fair – Llandarcy
On Sunday 4 December 2022, between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm, I have a stall at the Christmas Fair at the David Lloyd Gym in Llandarcy.Come and see me and get your Christmas presents sorted. Copies of all books – historical research and historical fiction – will be available. Pay with cash, card or Paypal
Clifton Village LitFest PowerPoint Presentation
Here is a video of the Powerpoint slides from my presentation at the Literary Festival in Clifton Village on Sunday 13 November 2022. The link will take you through to my YouTube channel
Blackpill Local History Society Discount Code
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The Clifton Village LitFest and the Naming of America
As I prepare for my appearance at the Clifton Village LitFest on 13 November 2022, I have started to look for links that connect Bristol and Wales, apart from the Severn Bridge, obviously. So let’s think briefly about America. Like me, you have always believed that the continent was named after a Florentine sailor called…
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Patagonia Jacks – Cover Art
Here is (another) fantastic piece of art work from Jason O’Brien. He designs the covers for my novels and he never lets me down. Jason always manages to capture the essence of the book.It will be published very soon – and then you can own a copy of this wonderful image.