Location: Ireland
Member Since:
June 19, 2023
William Paterson
Biography
William Paterson, a journalist and author, was born of Scottish-Cornish parentage in Durban and grew up with his sister in an old colonial hilltop house, surrounded by virgin bush, with views of the Umgeni River and the Indian Ocean. He was educated at Michaelhouse, then the Durban School of Art in Natal and the University of Westminster, London. Upon his return to South Africa he spent most of his working life in the media. He is now settled with his Irish wife Patricia in Co. Wexford, Ireland, where he continues to write.
Books
The Girl in the Summerhouse
by William Paterson
Price:
$6.50 USD.
Words: 80,590.
Language:
British English.
Published: September 11, 2023
by
Amolibros.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Literary collections » African
Afrikaner right-wingers plot pro-Nazi support as Hitler continues his rise to power during the 1930s. When war breaks out in Europe and north-east Africa, Donald Kirkwood's son Ewan enlists and is exposed to the full horrors of war.
What Happened at Yonder
by William Paterson
Price:
$6.50 USD.
Words: 93,850.
Language:
British English.
Published: June 19, 2023
by
Amolibros.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
Yonder is a farm in Africa. The First World War is over, and parts of Natal are thrown open to white settlers for development; Donald Kirkwood acquires 1500 acres of raw veld to develop a cotton farm.