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Enriching history with a story-teller’s voice: Hazel Gaynor

Posted on February 2, 2015 by rozdekett

By Roz DeKett Hazel Gaynor’s second historical novel,  A Memory of Violets, tells the tale of two orphaned Victorian flower sellers, seen through the troubled eyes of Tilly. Tilly stumbles on the story of Florrie and her sister Rosie in 1912 … Continue reading →

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