Helen Parker-Drabble | Author | Speaker | Former counsellor | Family historian

A bittersweet factual tale of love, loss and new purpose set 1908 inspired by a family photograph.

My factual tales are a tapestry of fact, researched speculation and fiction, which are inspired by and embellish my family history. However, the plots are driven by historical records.

Henry Drabble, once a clay miner, became a fire brick merchant with the support of his wife, Elizabeth née Ronksley. He and his wife and children, Chloris, Martha and John, were born in Bradfield, which nestles in the moorlands of the stunning Peak District above Sheffield.

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It’s a Henshaw Press Winner!

From the Henshaw Press website: This anthology was the third to be produced by Henshaw Press and contains thirty of the prize-winning stories from their quarterly Henshaw Short Story Competitions. It is full of tales from some of the best short-story writers. It is an eclectic mix of lovely stories: romance, crime, humour, ghosts, politics and science fiction are all there. The stories are both entertaining and thought-provoking. They will bring tears to your eyes and smiles to your lips. The anthology is available to buy here.

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