Historical research
Draft for reviewHistory begins with people
The records preserve an event. Storytelling asks what it meant to the people living through it.
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Historical drama
Newlands (Coming Soon)
Beneath the Chimney
A town built on ambition. A disaster that changed everything.
- Setting
- Victorian
- Author
- John Lawless
- Editions
- Paperback and EPUB e-book
- Status
- Coming Soon
The story
A chimney collapse tears through the world of an industrial community. In the aftermath, the story follows the people caught up in the disaster and those trying to help them.
Newlands looks beyond the instant of catastrophe to the courage, relationships and responsibilities that emerge when ordinary lives are changed.
Historical background
Inspired by a true chimney-collapse disaster in Victorian Bradford, with the community and its people at the centre.
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Paperback £10.99 · EPUB e-book £3.99
Optional signed personal dedication with paperback copies.
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Behind this story.
Screenwriting
Draft for reviewFrom the page to the screen
What changes when an historical story must be seen and heard rather than narrated?
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