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BBC's Sanchez Payne Interviews Author Paul Rushworth-Brown about his novel 'Skulduggery'

Sanchez Payne: Now what about this for a story. I feel like Bradford and surrounding areas they've got some really cool stories of heritage yea? Why would somebody living in Sydney, Australia want to write about Haworth in the 1590's, kina crazy right? Well that exactly what Paul Rushworth-Brown has done after researching his family history. His book 'Skulduggery' takes us back in time to dark shenanigans in Yorkshire and Paul is on the line from Sydney. Paul hello and good morning all the way from Sydney Australia... Paul Rushworth-Brown is the author of three novels: Click RELEASED APRIL 15- ORDER NOW Skulduggery- The bleak Pennine moors of Yorkshire; a beautiful, harsh place, close to the sky, rugged and rough, no boundaries except the horizon, which in places, went on forever. Green pastures and wayward hills, the colours of ochre, brown and pink in the Spring. Green squares divided the land on one side of the lane, and on the other; sheep with thick wool and dark snouts dotted the hills and dales. The story, set on the Moors of West Yorkshire, follows wee Thomas and his family shortly after losing his father to consumption. Times were tough in 1603 and there were shenanigans and skulduggery committed by locals and outsiders alike. Queen Bess has died, and King James sits on the throne of England and Scotland. Thomas Rushworth is now the man of the house being the older of two boys. He is set to wed Agnes in an arranged marriage, but a true love story develops between them.
"A glorious read of a period well versed and presented with accuracy and authentic telling by an author who is as much engrossed in his prose as the reader he shares with...masterful and thoroughly enjoyable...5 stars." Adrian, Indibook reviewer. ORDER eBOOK Winter of Red- Come on this historic journey, which twists, turns and surprises until the very end. If you like history, adventure and intrigue with a dash of spirited love, then you will be engrossed by this tale of a peasant family unexpectedly getting caught up in the ravages of the English Civil War in 1642.
"A fictional, historical novel about a loving peasant family caught up in a 1642 shocking English Civil War. Humour, romance, adventure and excitement are here to enjoy. A great story. Dream of Courage- Soon to be released! The much anticipated story of the Rushworth family and their journey out of poverty. King Charles has been executed and England becomes a Republic under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell. Highwaymen, thief-takers, pirates and wool broggers tell the story in this mysterious and bone chilling historical thriller.

BBC's Sanchez Payne Interviews Author Paul Rushworth-Brown about his novel 'Skulduggery'

Power protects itself. Truth pays the price.

A new land. An uncertain future.

To survive the outback, he had to become a different version of himself.

History is written by the powerful. Lived by everyone else.

Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

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A  Brother's Fight for Redemption in a World that Offers None.

A father's love
for his son.

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A hidden secret. A dangerous lie. A price no one saw coming.

Some dreams demand sacrifice.

Against impossible odds, courage becomes the only path forward.

He came to Australia with hope. The land had other plans.

A family divided by faith. A village ruled by fear.

In a world of corruption and deception, one young man risks everything to expose the truth.

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Author Identity

Paul Rushworth-Brown
Internationally acclaimed historical fiction author

Outback Odyssey · Red Winter Journey · Dream of Courage · Skulduggery

Stories of grit, land, and belonging.


 

What History Does to Ordinary People.

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