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Irish fiction

Isabella Pollexfen Varley: Artist and Aunt of WB Yeats

June 29, 2022June 3, 2022 by Orna Ross

One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags dancing in the wind, Friday Fiction, indie author, irish author, Irish fiction, yeats

Friday Fiction: Extract from A Life Before This One-Introducing Rosy Cross

July 24, 2022May 30, 2022 by Orna Ross
A Life Before This One Extract

If you don’t already know, my Yeats-Gonne book Her Secret Rose (first published in 2015) has morphed into a Yeats-Gonne … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags historical fiction, indie author, Irish fiction 1 Comment

Illustration by JB Yeats “The Stolen Child”

February 15, 2022December 23, 2021 by Orna Ross
The Stolen Child Illustration by JB Yeats

In researching the prologue to my Yeats-Gonne series, which is told from the point of view of the fathers of … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags irish author, Irish fiction, JB Yeats, Maud Gonne, Orna Ross, wb yeats, yeats

After the Rising & Before the Fall: Blog Tour

February 15, 2022September 1, 2021 by Orna Ross
After the Rising Blog Tour

The After the Rising & Before the Fall blog tour begins today. For 10 days, 13 bloggers will be celebrating … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags indie author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross

Friday Fiction: Yeats-Gonne Series: Maud Gonne is Arrested

February 15, 2022August 27, 2021 by Orna Ross

Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind, based on a true … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags dancing in the wind, Gonne, indie author, irish author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross, yeats

WB Yeats Letter to Maud Gonne on Her Marriage

February 15, 2022August 3, 2021 by Orna Ross
WB Yeats Letter to Maud Gonne

“Poets should never marry,” Maud Gonne told WB Yeats shortly before she, without telling him, became engaged to another. “The … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags dancing in the wind, Gonne, indie author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross, yeats

Dancing in the Wind Snippet: A RABBIT HOLE

February 15, 2022July 23, 2021 by Orna Ross
AN UNEQUAL MARRIAGE

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags dancing in the wind, irish author, Irish fiction, Irish Writer, Orna Ross, yeats

Dancing in the Wind Snippet: A Chaste Kiss

February 15, 2022July 9, 2021 by Orna Ross
AN UNEQUAL MARRIAGE

The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags dancing in the wind, Fiction Snippet, Friday Fiction, indie author, irish author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross, yeats

DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 58: Irish Women’s Poetry

February 15, 2022July 8, 2021 by Orna Ross
AN UNEQUAL MARRIAGE

The best poetry reading I ever attended took place at the Abbey Theatre in 1992. Reading this Irish Times article … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags indie author, irish author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross

DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 53: Yeats Society Sligo Under Threat

February 15, 2022July 3, 2021 by Orna Ross
AN UNEQUAL MARRIAGE

I am a member of the Yeats Society Sligo and horrified to hear from Director Susan O’Keeffe today that its future … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags Friday Fiction, indie author, irish author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross, yeats
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