Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books
Travel via Stories
There are endings that close a story and there are endings that open something far larger, echoing like footsteps across a void road. When an empire falls what truly ends… and what quietly survives?
Within our historical fiction anthology Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope Marian L. Thorpe shares a remarkable story.
Continue reading “Empire’s Passing by Marian L. Thorpe: How to Live the Passing of an Era”
History does not always unfold in grand theatres. More often, it is decided in narrow waters, in the press of cannon smoke, in the brutal exchanges where survival is measured not in glory, but in seconds. When history is reduced to a single moment of fire and impact, what remains of the men who stood within it?
Antoine Vanner is one of the contributing writer to our historical fiction anthology Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope.
Continue reading “Broadside and Boarding: Small Scale Action in the Age of Fighting Sail by Antoine Vanner”
Empires rarely collapse in a single moment. More often, they unravel thread by thread until those still bound to them must decide whether to endure the disintegration or abandon everything they have ever known. When the world you know begins to fade, do you fight to preserve it… or find the courage to begin again?
A memorable piece by Alison Morton is part of our historical fiction anthology Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope.
Continue reading “Exsilium by Alison Morton: the Time when Civilisations Fray”
History is often written by those in power but shaped, quietly and irrevocably, by those who stand close enough to witness it and are brave enough to remember it. So, is history defined by those who rule… or by those who bear witness?
Our historical fiction anthology Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope showcases storytelling by Amy Maroney too.
Continue reading “The Queen’s Scribe by Amy Maroney: Ink and Power”
There are places where silence does not mean absence, but command. Where words are measured, thoughts guarded, and obedience is not expected but sanctified. Yet history reminds us that even within the most rigid walls, the human spirit does not yield easily, as I discovered exploring a remarkable group of historical voices. So, when faith and conscience stand opposed, which one do we betray?
Among the voices gathered in our historical fiction anthology Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope is that of Carolyn Hughes.
Continue reading “Sister Rosa’s Rebellion by Carolyn Hughes, the Weight of Silence”