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Around the World - tales of travel, challenges and adventures

Posted on 14 Aug 2015

Tags: challenges, Travel, adventures


A number of our books are about people doing things that other people may think are... well, a little crazy.
At the age of 48 Penny Knight gave up a perfectly happy life to sell everything and become a permanently on the road overseas expedition leader.
Eileen Masters worked for Oxfam and happily...


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One woman in war torn Afghanistan

Posted on 7 Oct 2015

Tags: Kabul, Afghanistan, memoir, aid worker, war


October 7th marks the start of the US led invasion in Afghanistan in 2001. Yet well before the events of that year, Afghanistan had been in turmoil suffering from decades of power struggles, invasions and civil war.

Nine years earlier, in 1992, Oxfam worker Eileen Masters volunteered for a...


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Inspiring trek inspired a book

Posted on 26 Oct 2015

Tags: travel, memoir, Machu Picchu, writing


*On Foot to Machu Picchu was written by Sharon Mckee after she undertook her first charity challenge (she foolishly thought it would be her last one too…), trekking to the iconic site in Peru. A donation from sales is made to Breast Cancer Care, the charity Sharon and her fellow trekkers raised...


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Too Old to Backpack?

Posted on 18 Jan 2016

Tags: travel, backpacking, hostels


**Dilliebooks author Penny Knight gave up a comfortable life when she was in her forties to follow her passion for travel and adventure. During her travels around the world she has never found her age to be a problem (for other people – it never is for her!) except in one place… London. She tells us...


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From Blog to Book

Posted by Sharon McKee on 31 Mar 2016

Tags: conference, Travel, books, blogging


Dilliebooks founder Sharon McKee is taking part in this year’s Traverse Travel Bloggers’ Conference.

A whole weekend talking about writing, books, travel, and meeting people with same passions – what’s not to love?! I am super excited to have been invited to speak at Traverse 16, on April...


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Jungle Spirits

Posted by Penny Knight on 8 Jun 2016

Tags: Penny Knight, travel, A Knight Fulfilled, ebook, Borneo


During her year of travel, trekking and adventure, author and adventuress Penny Knight travelled solo in Borneo. She met many characters including Howard Stanton, a Brit who had travelled the world working in many different roles including as a hotel manager, a diving instructor and a rescue...


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The write time of year?

Posted by Sharon McKee on 3 Nov 2016

Tags: winter, goals, writing


With summer now a mere memory for most of us, winter can be a great time to get down to some serious writing!
A regular feature of November is National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo - and there is still time to join in. The aim is to encourage people to produce 50,000 words by the end of the...


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WW2 survivor has a message for today

Posted by Sharon McKee on 10 Nov 2016

Tags: survival, Holocaust, Memoir, Second World War, WW2


We are pleased to publish our latest ebook Being Krystyna, the memoir of a Holocaust survivor on Remembrance Day, Friday 11 November.

Krystyna Porsz was just 18 years old and living in Warsaw when Germany invaded. Born Dorca Szafir, to survive the horrendous events that followed Krystyna changed...


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Real life writing

Posted by Carol Browne on 22 Nov 2016

Tags: non-fiction, WW2, survival, Holocaust, Second World War, writing, Memoir


When I volunteered to write the life story of local woman, Krystyna Porsz, I was a very reluctant biographer. I did it because no-one else could be found to do it, so I thought, “If I don’t do it, no-one will.” It seemed far too big a responsibility to me but I told Krystyna’s son I’d give it a go....


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Interview with a real life character

Posted by Carol Browne on 28 Nov 2016

Tags: Poland, real life, Being Krystyna, characters, writing


In Being Krystyna, Agnieszka appears as the reluctant biographer of an inspirational lady who survived the Holocaust. Agnieszka is also a real person, also from Poland, and a friend of author Carol Browne. Carol interviewed Agnieszka about her experiences of not just appearing in a book but also...


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Author's picks of 2016

Posted on 21 Dec 2016

Tags: 2016, books, reading, recommendations


We asked our authors which books they'd enjoyed in 2016, and what an eclectic, interesting response we had! Here are some of their top picks...

Penny Knight
My favourite book was Wild by Cheryl Strayed - she was a free spirited gutsy girl who walked independently along America's Pacific...


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Making Space for Writing

Posted by Carol Browne on 10 Jan 2017

Tags: resolutions, winter, goals, writing


Carol Browne author of Being Krystyna talks about juggling writing with work and life, and why making more space for writing is her goal for this year.

My number one writing resolution for 2017 doesn’t involve writing per se, but making space for writing.

Many authors lament the necessity...


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Stand Together

Posted by Carol Browne on 27 Jan 2020

Tags: Holocaust Memorial Day, Being Krystyna


In 2020, Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia. The fact that ethnic cleansing has continued is a chilling reminder that the racism and intolerance of the Nazis has never gone away. The dwindling...


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Celebrating Women's Stories and Strength

Posted on 7 Mar 2017

Tags: International Women's Day, inspirational women


To mark this year's International Women's Day, our podcast features our very own fabulous female writers. Dilliebooks' founder Sharon McKee talks to Carol Browne, Eileen Masters and Penny Knight about the strength and resilience of women and which women they admire. Listen to the podcast below, we...


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The importance of remembering

Posted by Carol Browne on 11 Nov 2017

Tags: Poland, real life, Being Krystyna, Holocaust, WW2


As Remembrance Day draws near and with it the first anniversary of the publication of my book Being Krystyna-A Story of Survival in WWII, I find I have been reflecting on these past twelve months and all the changes I’ve seen. One of the saddest events of the past year was the death of Krystyna...


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Torn From Home

Posted by Carol Browne on 25 Jan 2019

Tags: WWII, Holocaust, survivor


Being Krystyna author Carol Browne reflects on what the theme of this year's Holocaust Memorial Day means

In this life many of us are torn from home. The reasons this happens to us are varied. It could be economic necessity that forces us to move elsewhere to find work. It could be further...


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Personal Stories Are Vital Records

Posted by Carol Browne on 26 Jan 2017

Tags: Poland, real life, Being Krystyna, Holocaust, WW2


*Friday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day and also sees the UK release of Denial, a film based on the true court case involving Holocaust denier David Irving.  These events will focus people’s attention on what happened of course, but Dilliebooks founder Sharon McKee believes we need to...


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Remembering Krystyna

Posted by Carol Browne on 5 Mar 2017

Tags: Poland, real life, Being Krystyna, Holocaust, WW2


We are deeply saddened by the news that holocaust survivor Krystyna Porsz has passed away. Carol Browne, author of Being Krystyna, pays tribute to a truly remarkable lady.

This week I had some very sad news. Krystyna Porsz, the subject of my novella Being Krystyna, died at the age of 95...


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From Daydream to Dream Realised

Posted by Carol Browne on 4 Feb 2020

Tags: fiction, writing, ideas, inspiration


Have you ever wondered where writers get their ideas from? Here, Carol Browne tells what inspired her to write The Exile of Elindel.

It was way back in 1976 that my literary destiny was decided for me, one summer’s evening as I was sitting in an English pub in Runcorn, Cheshire. As I sipped...


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