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Four women on one headstone, with not a word about their lives

Vicky Adin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0000

A perfect example of a story in need of telling is Martha of Paisley, both the title of my next novel and the woman at its heart. In my recently released memoir, Where Stories Lie Buried, I outline where my inspiration for each book came from. Martha is the next woman to entice me to...

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Launch Day for Where Stories Lie Buried — A Memoir of a Genealogist Turned Author In My Own Words

Vicky Adin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

I had a great day at my book launch for Where Stories Lie Buried, last Friday. With every chair taken, and people engaged, the energy in the room was high. Questions were asked, and a delicious morning tea enjoyed. People purchased books in one corner while others stood and chatted long after I’d finished speaking....

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Launch Day Has Arrived. Here’s What Nobody Tells You

Vicky Adin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Today is the day – Where Stories Lie Buried, my memoir, is officially launched, but let me give you a peek into the life of an author leading up to this time. There is nothing quite like opening the box of books from the printer and holding one in your hand. The sense of achievement,...

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A Memoir Meant to Be Used, Not Just Read

Vicky Adin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

The book I never thought I’d write turned into more than a memoir. A personal journey. A lifetime of wisdom. A practical toolkit. Where Stories Lie Buried is part memoir, part craft narrative, part family history — and the toolkit is the part I want to tell you about today. As I worked through each...

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How Thirty Years of Genealogy Research Became Ten Novels and a Memoir

Vicky Adin — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Where Stories Lie Buried, my eleventh book, is one I never thought I’d write. But then I never dreamed I’d write any of my other books either. I only wanted to tell a family history story. I wrote this memoir of a genealogist turned author to answer all the questions I’m often asked – about...

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What Nobody Tells You About Getting a Book Ready for the World

Vicky Adin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0000

I’ve published ten novels now, but every time I am never quite prepared for the post-writing busyness. My next book, Where Stories Lie Buried, launches on 25 September, and the closer it gets, the more I’m doing things that have nothing to do with writing at all. Nobody warns you about this part. You imagine...

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Why Your Stories Matter — and Why Your Family Will Thank You for Writing Them Down

Vicky Adin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

At a recent presentation given by six of my writing group, one of the things that struck me was their passion – the belief in their words, and the constant desire to write. As I listened to them outlining the stories behind the book, and the research involved, it made me think about all the...

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Why I Wrote a Memoir About Genealogy, Family History and the Writing Life — and What I Found Along the Way

Vicky Adin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:58:01 +0000

I’ve been talking about my historical fiction novels for a while now, but this book crept up on me. I was not planning to write it. One day, I simply found myself thinking about how my journey had begun and realised I had never properly answered the question my readers ask me most often. How...

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Meet Sarah: The Victorian Woman Behind Sarah’s Destiny — Dreams, Loss and an Enduring Love

Vicky Adin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:18:39 +0000

If you’ve been following me at all, you know that I’m a genealogist, someone who loves digging into the past to find stories. These characters live with me and I’d like to share some of them with you… Sixteen-year-old Sarah has dreams far bigger than the Welsh Back inn where she works alongside her ageing...

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I’ve Never Been to Bristol: The Research Journey Behind Sarah’s Destiny

Vicky Adin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

I have never been to Bristol. Yet I have wandered its streets, found its lost pubs, traced its floating harbour, and followed a Victorian woman through sixty years of her life there. That’s what genealogy research does to you. I’d stepped sideways in the hope of finding a link for my third and fourth great-grandparents...

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