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Hadrian's Wall
Who was Emperor Hadrian? Why did he build a massive wall across northern England? Why were the Romans in Britain and how did they get there? This book tells you all you need to know about Hadrian's Wall - why and how it was built, who lived there and much more. Find out what life was like for the soldiers living there, and also for the native Britons, in the diary-style sections.
32 pages, Paperback
Published November 28, 2019
About the author
Dawn Finch
9 books6 followersDawn grew up on a London overspill council estate and spent much of her time in libraries. Books were important in her family and she used them as a means of escape and became an obsessive reader. The careers officer asked her, aged twelve, what future she would like. Dawn she said that she wanted to work as a writer and a librarian. She was told to "stop pointless dreaming or you'll only live to regret it". A typing course was recommended together with a future in a typing pool.
In an academic publishers in central London, while sorting the unsolicited submissions, Dawn learnt something about how not to prepare a manuscript. Later she worked at St Albans Cathedral as a Research Assistant for the Education Office. This essentially involved taking school children for tours of the Abbey whilst dressed as a Benedictine monk. Dawn later began working in public libraries and helped to establish a large library at her daughter's school...soon the headteacher convinced her to leave public libraries to run the school library. Since 2003 Dawn has been School Librarian for a large and buzzy primary school taking care of 10,000 books and the children who love them. She also works as a literacy and school library consultant and is vice-chair of the London and SE committee of the School Libraries Group and the Society of Authors.
Dawn does not believe in regrets, and is glad that she never stopped her pointless dreaming.
Her first book, YA contemporary fantasy novel Brotherhood of Shades, was e-published by Harper Collins imprint authonomy in October 2012 and is due in paperback Sept 19th 2013.
"With Brotherhood of Shades, Finch has proven herself to be an author to watch"
British Fantasy Society
In an academic publishers in central London, while sorting the unsolicited submissions, Dawn learnt something about how not to prepare a manuscript. Later she worked at St Albans Cathedral as a Research Assistant for the Education Office. This essentially involved taking school children for tours of the Abbey whilst dressed as a Benedictine monk. Dawn later began working in public libraries and helped to establish a large library at her daughter's school...soon the headteacher convinced her to leave public libraries to run the school library. Since 2003 Dawn has been School Librarian for a large and buzzy primary school taking care of 10,000 books and the children who love them. She also works as a literacy and school library consultant and is vice-chair of the London and SE committee of the School Libraries Group and the Society of Authors.
Dawn does not believe in regrets, and is glad that she never stopped her pointless dreaming.
Her first book, YA contemporary fantasy novel Brotherhood of Shades, was e-published by Harper Collins imprint authonomy in October 2012 and is due in paperback Sept 19th 2013.
"With Brotherhood of Shades, Finch has proven herself to be an author to watch"
British Fantasy Society
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