Author Archives: Hazel Ward

Finding Edith Pinsent – book 2 in the Netta Wilde series – is now out. To celebrate the launch Edith is going on tour from today. See below for your favourite bloggers.

Being Netta Wilde is 99p or 99c. Sale closes at midnight tonight (GMT/PST). An uplifting story of love, loss and second chances that celebrates friendship and human connections. Netta Wilde was all the things Annette Grey isn’t. Netta Wilde was raw, unchecked and just a little bit rebellious. She loved The Clash and she lovedContinue reading “Last chance to bag a bargain book.”

Grab yourself a copy before it’s too late. The Being Netta Wilde, ebook is on sale as a Kindle Countdown deal. From today, for one week only, you’ll be able to get it for 99p at Amazon UK and 99c at Amazon US.  If you haven’t already read Netta’s story it’s an ideal time to treat yourself to aContinue reading “Being Netta Wilde is on sale at 99p/99c.”

It’s Christmas 1942 and Edie goes home on leave from the WAAF… She saw the stockings hanging in their usual place on the mantelpiece. Her mother took Edie’s hands to her lips and kissed them. ‘I’m sorry, my dear, I couldn’t bear not to put his stocking up again this year. I know it’s sillyContinue reading “Christmas World War Two style.”

1942 is a life-changing year for Edith Pinsent. At the age of eighteen she joins the WAAF and becomes a plotter in the Operations Room at RAF Rudloe Manor. Here’s what Edie has to say about working in the Operations Room: ‘Edie’s first few weeks in the Ops Room were both terrifying and thrilling. SheContinue reading “Could you go to war at eighteen?”

While I haven’t actually mentioned this campaign in Finding Edith Pinsent, it made me smile. ‘Save a Bob in the Pound’ was a British World War Two campaign that encouraged the public to invest in government savings bonds for a ‘brighter’ post-war future. A bob was slang for a shilling. Pre-decimalisation in 1971, there wereContinue reading “More research: saving a Bob in the Pound”

I’ve had to do a lot of research for my next book, Finding Edith Pinsent because Edie’s story spans almost eight decades. I’ve read quite a few books set in the early periods – the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s – and I’ve watched a lot of television. My go-to TV channel has been one calledContinue reading “Research can bring up the funniest things.”

Edie is on her way and it’s earlier than expected. The last few months have been a bit solitary. I’ve spent much of my time in my writing cave busily editing my next book Finding Edith Pinsent. I’m glad to say, it’s paid off because we’ve been able to bring the publication date forward toContinue reading “Exciting news”

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