A Woman Scorned
(First published in the
News & Natter)
Hooray! How wonderful to be invited by Beatrice to
write directly to my readers. It’s my heartfelt hope that you relish reading
my stories as much as I enjoy writing them.
The Celtic blood coursing through my veins comes from a
long line of storytellers, although I’m the first generation to write my
stories down! I’ve been published since I was in my twenties, first short
stories, then children’s novels. Then finally I found Headline and embarked
on the long sagas which I have enjoyed enjoy writing so much. My first sagas
were inspire by elements of my own family history during the late
nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since then, from the real diaries,
letters and personal accounts which are the core of my research, have
sprung exciting events and amazing characters whose stories I am dying to
tell, to weave into a strong narrative which will keep you turning the
pages.
My novels spring out of a certain territory – the
hills of South Durham in England – scarred during the twentieth century by
the dark tide of mining and heavy industry, and criss-crossed by people
from all over England, looking for work., always work. Among them were the
cunning and the quaint, the heroes and heroines, the beauties and the
beasts, the rascals and scoundrels, the sinners and the saints. These days
the dark tide has receded and the country is green again. But those
intriguing men and woman still hover, waiting for their tales to be told. A
gift for any writer.
Although firmly rooted here in South Durham, my
stories travel - as the people really did – to and from cities all over
England. They go even further afield - as far as Singapore -
LONG JOURNEY HOME , and
Colorado Springs in the USA -
HONESTY’S DAUGHTER.
My novel A
WOMAN SCORNED focuses on one of the alleged sinners – ‘murderer’
Mary Ann Cotton, - whose tragic life is seen told through the sympathetic
eyes of young Victoria Kilburn - a very favourite character!
I hope you enjoy the novels and let me know how you
find them.
Warm regards
Wendy
© Wendy Robertson
