September 11, 2022
by Rose Scott
Comments Off on Seven lessons from a life well lived: Reflections on Queen Elizabeth
Like many, I mourn the death of the Queen as not only the close of an era in my own life, but a significant chapter of history. In this moment I reflect on seven things about her life which impress me. I hope others will find a lesson or two here as well. Continue reading
May 13, 2022
by Rose Scott
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Book review: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for Gold in the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown Like narrative non-fiction such as Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand, or biographical World War Two fiction? If so, … Continue reading
January 31, 2020
by Rose Scott
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Victoria Real life and writing don’t always make room for each other, so I haven’t blogged much lately, but decided a few months ago to quit one of my jobs and return to writing. I had started on a sequel … Continue reading
May 30, 2018
by Rose Scott
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Antonina, the zookeeper’s wife, is a woman who loves deeply—her husband Jan, their son and the animals they care for in the Warsaw Zoo. Every day families in the community enjoy the zoo, until 1939, when the Nazi assault on … Continue reading
January 26, 2018
by Rose Scott
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A young man stopped by my book table to chat. I explained that my World War Two novel wasn’t about the Holocaust and he perked up. “Honestly, I think the six million figure is probably a gross exaggeration anyway,” he said … Continue reading
July 11, 2017
by Rose Scott
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What is it that caused ordinary Germans to follow Hitler? Why did they go along with his policies and how was it that they didn’t stop the murder of six million Jews? Only the people that lived in Nazi Germany … Continue reading
June 1, 2017
by Rose Scott
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Heart Mountain sounds like a lovely place, but it is a Japanese internment camp. Quarters are cramped, bare and cold. Food and employment are in short supply. Along with other Japanese Americans from San Jose, Nathan Mori and his family … Continue reading
April 15, 2016
by Rose Scott
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After we visited tower church and took our pictures in front of Martin Luther’s statue (albeit under scaffolding) we carried on further into the town to look at the parish church of St. Mary, where Martin Luther preached much of … Continue reading
November 10, 2015
by Rose Scott
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Talk about opposites! Earlier this year, my first novel, THREATEN TO UNDO US was published. It is a war story, and though I tried to write it as hopeful as possible, you can imagine it was heavy and difficult to write. … Continue reading
March 12, 2015
by Rose Scott
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Hello Blog Friends, Please join me at my new site www.roseseilerscott.com I am doing a series of posts on WW2 and snippets from my new novel. Come check it out and follow me there. Thanks!