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Eighty years ago today, the liberation of northern Europe began with the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. Fifteen years ago, in 2009, photographer Simon Galloway and I were lucky enough to have an opportunity to take two veterans of the Battle of Normandy back across the Channel to return to the places where…

Thanks to BookDNA.com for asking me about my three favourite reads of last year. Here’s a link to the article: https://bookdna.com/bboy/2023/f/david-clensy

Delighted to see the first of the reviews coming in for Prayer in Time of War. Thanks to Patrick Larsimont, author of The Lightning and the Few, and Helen Salsbury, author of Sometimes When I Sleep, for the first two posted online. Here’s a little taste of what they said – to read their full…

It’s been a good week since launching Prayer in Time of War, with fantastic coverage in the Western Daily Press on Saturday February 24 (see picture), followed by mentions in a couple of online publications. Fading memories always make for a powerful theme in fiction – thanks to Shepherd.com for asking me about my book…

Prayer in Time of War, my debut novel, is now available! It tells the story of elderly war veteran Ernie as he returns to an Italy transformed from his experiences during the Second World War, in search of the girl he left behind in the back streets of Naples half a century before. I have…

Next week marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Monte Cassino – one of the most vivid and debated incidents of the Second World War and a key moment in my forthcoming novel Prayer in Time of War, which is published on February 23rd. With its heavily fortified mountain defences, difficult river crossings, and…

Later this month I will release my debut novel – inspired by the wartime recollections of my grandfather, who fought in Italy during the Second World War. Prayer in Time of War, which is released on February 23, 2024, tells the story of elderly war veteran Ernie as he returns to an Italy transformed from…

It was good to meet up with BBC Radio Wiltshire reporter Steve Clements at a very windswept Alton Barnes between Christmas and New Year. The interview he recorded with Charlie and I about Walking the White Horses was broadcast on January 2, and can be heard at 1 hour 29 mins into the programme: BBC…

Thanks to Round and About Magazine for the wonderful coverage of Walking the White Horses in January’s R&A Magazine! You can read the full article here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/cibyw/aqmz/

I’m looking forward to taking part in this event at Trowbridge Museum in January, alongside Glyn Coy, photographer and author of Hidden Wiltshire. We’ll be discussing how our books came about, our shared interest in Wiltshire’s hidden history and the challenges and pleasures of capturing the Wiltshire landscape in words and photographs. Tickets are free.…