Janus
Gateway to Heaven on Earth
Published on 23. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
132 pages
978-1-7393286-4-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1857, was it fate that brought John Taylor, a Scotsman and corporal in the army, from the north east of Inverness to the island of Alderney? Was it another stroke of serendipity when Harry Hopkins, a nipper on the Heresa, sailed towards the island too? Their lives became intertwined with a small family who ran a hostelry and guest house, but was it love for two islanders Hannah and Elizabeth, or the magic of Alderney itself, which made them return to make Alderney their home, even if just for a little while?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bedford
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-7393286-4-1 (9781739328641)
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Arthur and Patricia Jackson grew up in Woolston Southampton. Arthur served in the RAF around the end of the war, and was flown in a Sunderland from Calshot Spit, dropping food parcels over Berlin. His life's career was working as an industrial chemist with the CEGB. Patricia worked in the local Boots in Southampton before having a family, but became a primary teacher later on in life.
Arthur's grandmother, Harriet, was born on the island of Alderney in 1871. Following a family holiday, when he shared memories of his grandmother and her story as he knew it, his daughter Diana Jackson was inspired to do some research of her own and write her debut novel Riduna.
Meanwhile, Pat and Arthur set about researching their family history, with many visits to Alderney, Guernsey, Southampton and Liverpool.
It was the story of Harriet's step-father John which intrigued Arthur most, and also the mystery of the deaths of Harriet's parents, his grandparents. Thus, between the couple, they began to write this story, which they called 'Heaven on Earth'.
Arthur's grandmother, Harriet, was born on the island of Alderney in 1871. Following a family holiday, when he shared memories of his grandmother and her story as he knew it, his daughter Diana Jackson was inspired to do some research of her own and write her debut novel Riduna.
Meanwhile, Pat and Arthur set about researching their family history, with many visits to Alderney, Guernsey, Southampton and Liverpool.
It was the story of Harriet's step-father John which intrigued Arthur most, and also the mystery of the deaths of Harriet's parents, his grandparents. Thus, between the couple, they began to write this story, which they called 'Heaven on Earth'.