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Carol Preston

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Carol was born in Lithgow, NSW in 1948, and moved to the Illawarra at the age of five. In 1967 she married Neil Preston in Wollongong, where their two children, Tammy and Adam were born. Carol returned to study in 1976, and completed a PhD at Wollongong University in 1986, publishing numerous academic articles in psychological journals during that time. She had a counselling practice for 20 years until retiring in October 2017. One of Carol’s hobbies over many years has been family history research. It was this research which started Carol on the journey of writing novels. She has great admiration for the lives of her ancestors in Australia and has greatly enjoyed writing novels based on their stories and the inspiring history of the Austra ...more

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Carol Preston Currently I am completing preparations for the release of my 10th novel, 'Beyond the Fight'. This is a story set in the first half of WW1 and focusses…moreCurrently I am completing preparations for the release of my 10th novel, 'Beyond the Fight'. This is a story set in the first half of WW1 and focusses on the challenges faced by those who were at home in Australia, dealing with the conflicts, prejudices, pressures and pain brought about by a war on the other side of the world. This story is the sequel to my 9th novel, 'Next of Kin', which was released last year and focusses on the challenges of those who faced discrimination and alienation in the 1880s and 90s. Writing about these issues has been life changing for me and I believe will challenge others to think about how prejudice and discrimination destroys our relationships and our communities to this day. (less)
Carol Preston Again, from my family history research. Because my most recent book is set in the first part of WW1 it's been a relevent and interesting process. Ther…moreAgain, from my family history research. Because my most recent book is set in the first part of WW1 it's been a relevent and interesting process. There are so many commemorations and rememberances around the 100 year anniversary of the war, I found it a fascinating, heart wrenching and moving experience to reflect on and contemplate what it was like for my ancestors and their contemporaries to live through this time. (less)
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10 books in 10 years

My tenth novel, Beyond the Fight, has just been released by Rhiza Press. I'm very excited about this and very grateful to my publisher and also to my friends and readers who have been most encouraging. When I started writing 16 years ago, my aim was to write stories from my family history research. My ancestors go back 7 generations in Australia - from 1788 when the first fleet of convicts was sen Read more of this blog post »
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Carol Preston Adam wrote: "Have you read John Mitchel's Jail Journal? It gives much detail about the awful lives of Irish people being transported around the world in 1848."

No, Adam, I haven't read that but will check it out. Thanks


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Adam Have you read John Mitchel's Jail Journal? It gives much detail about the awful lives of Irish people being transported around the world in 1848.


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