Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov. 03, 2011

Carole McEntee-Taylor


Biography

I am the author of The Weekend Trippers, originally published by Bank House Books in October 2011. I have now republished it myself and all the author royalties will go the Rifles Benevolent Trust. The Weekend Trippers is the true story of my father-in-law, Ted Taylor, and his part in the Rifle Brigade's last stand in Calais in May 1940.

Whilst writing The Weekend Trippers I began writing a docu-drama based on the diaries of both Ted and his fiancee Brenda. While Ted languished in various POW camps in Poland Brenda waited for him, surviving the Blitz and working as a nurse in London. Called The Cat & The Nightingale Saga, these are in several volumes and also available in print.

I have also written another novel called A Second in Time based on the strange disappearance of 30,000 POWs at the end of World War 2.

I have wide ranging interests and together with my husband David I have also written two spiritual books, The Re-Enlightenment and Holiday from Hell which are available on Amazon.

I live in Essex with my husband David and a rather ancient, slightly deaf, Border Collie called Reubin. I work at the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester, the UK Forces only remaining detention centre and I am currently writing a book about its history. I have also written some housing guides for those leaving HM Forces. For more information please visit www.carolemctbooks.info

Where to find Carole McEntee-Taylor online

Website: http://www.carolemctbooks.info
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Books

1941 - The Lowest Ebb    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 80020 words. Published on November 29, 2012. Fiction.
As 1941 begins Ted hopes it will bring a British victory so that he can finally go home. But the new year doesn’t bring happiness. For Brenda months of heavy bombing are beginning to take their toll, but things are about to get worse when the hospital takes a direct hit. Pam’s life is about to change beyond recognition and she has made some surprising discoveries about herself.
The Veteran, The Council & Homelessness    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: Free! 1430 words. Published on February 22, 2012. Nonfiction.
This is guidance to show how some local authorities interpret their duty to single people who are homeless. It is intended for veterans.
The Weekend Trippers    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 74340 words. Published on January 31, 2012. Nonfiction.
All royalties from the sale of this book are going to The Rifles Benevolent Trust. Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force. Outnumbered by at least three to one they held out for 4 days against the might of the 10th Panzer Division until they finally ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender.
The Tricolore Divided    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 85310 words. Published on January 19, 2012. Fiction.
Having left Marcel and his friends and family at the end of The Pencilled Message I thought I should really continue with their story as I wanted to know what happened next! So I began writing The Tricolore Divided.
To Buy Or Not To Buy    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: Free! 2820 words. Published on January 16, 2012. Nonfiction.
This is a brief guide to low cost home ownership schemes in the UK and is pimarily aimed at those who are leaving HM Forces or who have served in HM Forces. However, if you think it may be of use to you please feel free to download it. The information is up to date as of today 16/01/12 and all the links are working.
A Guide to Private Renting for those leaving UK Forces and Veterans of UK Forces    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: Free! 3010 words. Published on January 13, 2012. Nonfiction.
This Guide to Private Renting is mainly designed for those leaving UK Armed Forces or who have served in UK Forces at some point. However if you feel it may be of use to you then please feel free to download it.
Though Worlds May Change    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 130220 words. Published on November 4, 2011. Fiction.
Though Worlds May Change is the third volume of The Cat & The Nightingale Saga, the docu-drama version of The Weekend Trippers, the true story of Rifleman Ted Taylor's part in the heroic last stand in Calais May 1940. Based on the diaries and conversations of both Ted and Brenda his fiancee, a nurse, this is the story of their war.
The Pencilled Message    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 83310 words. Published on November 4, 2011. Fiction.
The Pencilled Message is the second volume in the Cat & The Nightingale Saga, the docu-drama version of The Weekend Trippers, the true story of Rifleman Ted Taylor and the heroic last stand in Calais May 1940. Based on the diares and conversations of both Ted and Brenda, his fiancee, a nurse in London, this is the story of their war.
A Week In May 1940    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 80460 words. Published on November 4, 2011. Fiction.
A Week In May 1940 is the first volume of The Cat & The Nightingale Saga, the docu-drama version of The Weekend Trippers, the true story of Rifleman Ted Taylor and the heroic last stand in Calais 1940. Based on the diaries and conversations of Ted and his fiancee Brenda, a nurse during the Blitz, the saga tells the story of their war.
A Second in Time    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 105990 words. Published on November 3, 2011. Fiction.
A Second in Time takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotion from the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s to the austerity of Cold War 1950s. An epic odyssey of love, obsession, jealousy, hatred and betrayal as the lives of three ordinary people are changed by decisions and events beyond their control.

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