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Lally Brown
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Author/photographer who has lived on islands in the Caribbean and South Atlantic 🏝️now retired on beautiful Isle of Wight writing memoirs and enjoying the company of red squirrels. Life doesn’t get much better.
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"One of the best books I have ever read! Almost the whole of English history, told through the eyes of generations and generations of the same family." Review

http://mybook.to/tboh

##HistoricalFiction ##medieval ##Vikings ##wotr ##kindle ##KU
October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A sight to gladden the heart on my walk this morning #isleofwight #wildflowers #sunflowers
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
All now available as audiobooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CARIBBEAN MEMOIRS OF AN EXPAT
#BVI #Montserrat #TurksandCaicos 🏝️

High and Dry in the BVI amzn.to/3sSDfAP
Treefrogs Can't Sing amzn.to/390O7Vb
Don't Drop the Dolphin amzn.to/3Q6KsJl
The Volcano, Montserrat and Me amzn.to/35IMZ6v
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #histfic 💙📚💙📚
www.amazon.com/Narrowness-D...
The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)
Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Loved this trio of barging books, really excellent reads!
Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️

Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!

mybook.to/faringontheshoe
#welovememoirs
September 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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I’m now able and especially happy to say that two of my memoirs are available as audiobooks. I wanted to do this as I know how many people rely on audiobooks, many for health or vision problems.

African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...

African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As we slide into autumn here’s a summer memory to make you smile 😃 🦆 #ducks #chicks #summermemories #wildlife #mygarden #isleofwight #naturephotography
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Now available as audiobook from Amazon.com
THE VOLCANO, MONTSERRAT AND ME

On 18th July 1995 the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat erupted without warning.

"A moving and detailed story of a courageous people with insights only an eyewitness can give." Sir Terry Waite.
September 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
What a whopper, golf ball for comparison! #puffball #mygarden #isleofwight #naturephotography
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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How gorgeous is this? Listen to an abridged version of #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems on BBC Radio 4 from Monday 22 September. Five chapters taking you inside historical moments from the Vikings to the present day. I'm reading! #history #book #listen #radio #BookOfTheWeek
September 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of my favourite photos taken at the canoe lake in Sandown, Isle of Wight a few years ago, a family of swans, adorable #swans #sandown #isleofwight
September 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A beautiful Pilgrim Rose bringing joy to my garden #roses #isleofwight #mygarden
September 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Fabulous fig almost ready for harvesting, it’s been a good year for our fig tree! #isleofwight #mygarden #figtree #naturephotography
July 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Last month, AIT CEO Tola Sargeant had the privilege of sitting down with a true #spacetech pioneer, Professor Sir Martin Sweeting at Surrey Satellite Technology, to hear his inspiring story.

Follow the link to our website, or subscribe to our YouTube channel, to watch the interview 👉 bit.ly/45fi9l6
July 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A young #redsquirrel hopped through an open door into my living room yesterday, he/she was rewarded with a grape from my breakfast bowl, a special moment 💖 #mylounge #redsquirrel #isleofwight #wildlife #photography
July 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
THE VOLCANO, MONTSERRAT AND ME🌋
On 18th July 1995 the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat erupted without warning.

"A moving and detailed story of a courageous people with insights only an eyewitness can give." Sir Terry Waite.
June 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This little stoat was a surprise visitor today, they usually move so quickly it’s hard to get a good photo #isleofwight #stoat #mygarden #ukwildlife #wildlifephotograpy #ukanimals
June 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Anyone fancy a swim? #Shanklin beach #isleofwight this morning 🏖️ #seaside #sunshine #summer #islandphotography #wishyouwerehere 💖
June 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ever felt there must be more to life than this? Join me in my Caribbean adventures, twenty years an expat.
But buckle up, it’s not all sandy toes and stunning sunsets! #eruptingvolcano #drugrunners #murder #hurricanes #savingdolphins
#welovememoirs
June 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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#Nature 💛 #photography 🎋🐿⛵️🌅 🎋🐿⛵️🌅 🎋🐿⛵️🌅 🎋🐿⛵️🌅
June 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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@vallypee.bsky.social is such a superb #memoir author! I've read so many of her #books -- and have been intrigued and fascinated by all that I've learned. I've had some good laughs too. Highly recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📕📗📘📙
With memoirs galore
You can go for Val Poore
The link’s for dot com
But they’re on every Amazon😄

www.amazon.com/stores/Valer...
June 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Celebrating #worldbeeday with an image I took in my garden #naturephotography #bee #isleofwight #mygarden
May 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Monthly blog post - and the 'May'hem of the mid-tenth century (see what I did there?) Read about King Edgar's Whitsuntide coronation, and his wife's wicked reputation...
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Monthly Blog Post: May, and Edgar's Coronation
The year is flying by, and I can hardly believe we're already in May. In Old English, this month was known as Þrimilce-mōnaþ "Month of Thre...
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May 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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#NewRelease!

As the shifting tides of fate wreak havoc on the succession, power and faith in England, Anna of Cleves must make choices which may endanger her freedom, & her life

Under the Eyes of the World
£3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited
#Histfic #Tudor #Booksky 📚
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
May 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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When the Vikings invade, can a woman lead a kingdom? The story of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians:
mybook.to/To-Be-A-Queen
#HistFicMay
May 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM