Tag Archives: second world war

Don’t stop now – drop by in Week 6!

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

It’s Week 6 of 24/2 – the week’s are just flying by! Last week I stopped by a couple blogs to answer some questions. One of the blogs, http://www.brokeinbelfast.com/blogs is hosted by a German woman living in Belfast. We found … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2008 | Tagged Dianne Ascroft, Germany, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, Ireland, Operation Shamrock, second world war, virtual book tours, World War II, writing | Leave a comment

Virtual Book Tour Week 5

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

There’s a month gone already – and another one to go! If you haven’t had a chance to drop by yet, do drop into one or more of my stops this week. So far I’ve answered loads of interview questions … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2008 | Tagged Dianne Ascroft, fiction, Germany, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, Ireland, Operation Shamrock, second world war, virtual book tour, World War 2, writing | Leave a comment

It’s Week 4 of my Virtual Book Tour!

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

It’s Week 4 of my Virtual Book Tour already! Time is really flying as I scoot from one visit to another. Last week I was kept busy answering questions for 3 interviews and this week I’ll get a chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2008 | Tagged book reviews, Dianne Ascroft, historical fiction, historical research, Kilcullen, Operation Shamrock, second world war, virtual book tour, World War II | Leave a comment

Join me for Week 3!

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

Last week kept me on my toes – lots of interviews with quite a variety of questions. I had to keep my thinking cap on. There were also a couple reviews of ‘Hitler and Mars Bars’ and I even contributed a … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2008 | Tagged Dianne Ascroft, historical ficition, Hitler and Mars Bars, Operation Shamrock, second world war, virtual book tours, writing | Leave a comment

Second week of 24/2 – I’m just gathering steam

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

Week 1 of 24/2 has just ended – it was hectic and fun! I visited a variety of sites – I wrote guest posts about topics such as how I came to write the book and my thoughts on Halloween in Ireland … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2008 | Tagged Barmbrack, Canadian, Dianne Ascroft, fiction, Germany, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, Ireland, Northern Irish bloggers, Operation Shamrock, second world war, virtual book tour, World War II | Leave a comment

Two German Boys – Erich and Bruno

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

In my last post I said that I’d met Bruno, in John Boyne’s ‘The Boy In The Striped Pajamas’. As I mentioned, a teacher in County Fermanagh, Ireland who read ‘Hitler and Mars Bars’ commented that she found similarities between … Continue reading →

Posted in October 2008 | Tagged Ascroft, Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Brian D'Arcy, concentration camps, fostering, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, Ireland, Irish fiction, John Boyne, second world war, World War 2, writing | Leave a comment

The Last Day of Summer

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

I can hardly believe it’s the last day of August today – summer’s already over and, for those of us in Britain, it never really started. We’ve had the worst summer weather (or rather, lack of summer weather) for years. I … Continue reading →