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Beyond the Seams: The Unseen Strength of Women in the French Resistance
In the shadow of World War II, as Nazi occupation gripped Paris, acts of defiance emerged not just from the expected places of male bravery, but often from the most unexpected corners of society: its women. While writing the Rebels and Resistance duology, I have been constantly struck by how overlooked the role women playedContinue reading “Beyond the Seams: The Unseen Strength of Women in the French Resistance”
The Stain of Magical Places
If you close your eyes and open your imagination, it is easy to picture them in such places. Walking the paths you now tread. Staring at the vista before you. The noises and smells are often a reach further, but still possible.
Witches, stereotypes, power and politics
How did this, an instantly recognisable, image of what a witch looks like come about?
Magic and spirituality were, for the majority of cultures, an accepted part of life.
Escape Into A Tale with Jan Foster - Author 