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Pat Backley

Biography

Pat Backley is English but decided to become a Kiwi at the age of 59. She now lives in New Zealand and when not writing she loves to travel the world, seeing new places, meeting new people and getting inspired. She is passionate about social history and the lives of ordinary people.

My ancestors have no voices, so I am telling their stories."

Where to find Pat Backley online

Website: https://www.patbackley.com

Series

Ancestors by
Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga
Price: $2.99 USD.
Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga
Price: $2.99 USD.
Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story
Price: $0.99 USD.
Daisy by
Daisy: A Historical Novel of Family Friendship and Love
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Second Daisy
Price: $2.99 USD.

Books

Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story by
Series: Ancestors, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 58,910. Language: English. Originally Published: April 14, 2024 by Pat Backley. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
What do you know about your ancestors? This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents. Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive? "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint...
Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga by
Series: Ancestors, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 50,380. Language: English. Originally Published: February 21, 2023 by Pat Backley. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
Although these books are fictional, many of the people and events mentioned in them are real. Without our ancestors, all the people who went before us, there would be no such stories to tell. This tale begins in the late 1800's and continues through to 1984. "His family had lived and worked in Southwark for generations. The cobbled streets, old lanes and alleyways, and the River Thames, had...
The Abandoned Wives Handbook: A Gentle Guide to One of Life's Great Traumas by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,820. Language: English. Originally Published: February 21, 2023 by Pat Backley. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation & inspiration, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Emotional healing, Nonfiction » Parenting » Divorce & children, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Body, mind, & spirit » Healing / general
The pain of abandonment is huge. The partner you loved and cherished for so many years has decided you are no longer required. Past your sell by date. Of no use to them anymore, so tossed out like a piece of garbage. Abandoned with barely a backward glance. In an attempt to keep this a gentle, light-hearted read, each chapter is divided into letters of the alphabet, rather like a dictionary of...
Daisy: A Historical Novel of Family Friendship and Love by
Series: Daisy, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 50,610. Language: English. Originally Published: October 17, 2020 by Pat Backley. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Confidence & self-esteem, Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Prejudice
"A perfect weekend or holiday read" Sit back, relax and escape for a little while into the world of DAISY. "DAISY" is a gentle family saga, spanning almost 100 years, from 1887 to 1974. It is set in Alabama, Harlem and London and incorporates some of the evils of society -- poverty, racism and snobbery -- as well as some of the greatest that life has to offer -- family, friendship and love...
The Second Daisy by
Series: Daisy, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 42,860. Language: English. Originally Published: December 3, 2021 by Pat Backley. Categories: Fiction » African American fiction » Historical, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
Another Historical Novel of Family, Friendship and Love. This book is a sequel to DAISY, published in 2020. The first Daisy had a hard start in life. She was born in the slums of London in 1887, to a poor unmarried mother. 100 years later, we meet her namesake, The Second Daisy. Her life is much easier, but in many ways the two women are very similar -- bright, sunny and loving. The only...
Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga by
Series: Ancestors, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 45,180. Language: English. Originally Published: March 28, 2022 by Pat Backley. Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 18th Century, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century, Nonfiction » Psychology » General
Valentine George was an ordinary man, born in extraordinary times. He experienced love, loss and joy -just as we all do- but his life was still worth recording. In this novel we follow his story where it began; in the slums of London during Victorian times. Then, he takes us through World Wars One and Two and leads us along the path to the Swinging Sixties. "She hated it when her mum asked...
From There To Here (With An Awful Lot In Between): A Memoir by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 69,740. Language: English. Originally Published: March 18, 2021 by Pat Backley. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage
FROM THERE TO HERE (WITH AN AWFUL LOT IN BETWEEN) is a memoir, a tale with many twists and turns along the way. Travel with the author, as she recounts her journey from an ordinary upbringing in a council house in England, to a life of plenty on the other side of the world. "Life is like a jigsaw, you have to look back at it to see how it all fell into place."
Seventy Years Worth Of Travel: Snippets From a Colourful and Interesting Life by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 36,270. Language: English. Originally Published: March 28, 2022 by Pat Backley. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Fiction » Literary collections » Australian & Oceanian, Fiction » Literary collections » Diaries & Journals, Fiction » Literary collections » Female authors
This is a travel memoir, snippets of the authors life and travel adventures. Seventy Years Worth of Travel. TUNISIA, 1969: "I can still remember the scent of the jasmine as we walked along the dusty road. I was hooked. Travel was my new passion." FIJI ISLANDS, 1976: "There were lots of handsome smiling men in white shirts and sulus (wrap -around skirts) that showed off their dark, muscular legs...

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