Barefoot on the Cobbles

by Janet Few

  Stories of colour amongst all the grey.

  The ghost of a girl trying to find her way home,

  Running barefoot on the wet cobblestones.

  The cries of the fishermen lost in the storm,

  Mix with cries of a baby, new born.

  The sailor the squire and the scullery maid,

  All lived their lives with the cards they were laid,

  The echoes of deeds and the tales long past,

  Shine through the mist like a light on the mast.

  The tourists have left now the evening is chill,

  The pretty white cottages climb up the hill.

  The fires are lit and the hearths are all warm,

  But the weathercock warns of a westerly storm.

  Dan Britton

  About the Author

  Janet Few inhabits the past. You may find her lurking in her four hundred year old North Devon cottage, or spot her thinly disguised as the formidable Mistress Agnes. This alter ego is a goodwife of a certain age, who leads a somewhat chaotic life during the mid-seventeenth century. One way or another, most of Janet’s time is spent working to inspire others with a love of history, heritage and the written word.

  In a vain effort to support her incurable book buying habit, in the past, Janet has been known to pull the odd pint or two, sell hamsters and support very special schoolchildren. Somewhere along the way, she acquired a doctorate in community history ‘for fun’. Janet has an international reputation as a family historian, giving presentations across the English-speaking world. She has written several non-fiction history books but Barefoot on the Cobbles is her first published novel. A second novel, investigating an earlier North Devon tragedy, is being carefully nurtured.

  Any time that Janet can carve from her history-obsessed existence, is spent embarrassing her descendants, travelling and trying to make her garden behave itself. Janet is fascinated by human behaviour, past and present, real and fictional. She loves the wonderful Devon landscape and leading her grandchildren astray.

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  Keep in touch with Janet Few via her website and blog www.thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com or by following her on Twitter @janetfew

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  By the same author

  Remember Then: women’s memories of 1946-1969 and how to write your own (Family History Partnership 2015)

  ‘I have laughed and cried reading all the memories. It just transports me back to that period.'

  Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs: the lives of our seventeenth century ancestors (Family History Partnership 2012)

  ‘Whether you like to read a book cover to cover, or dip into random chapters, this book presents a rich flavour and a well-balanced portrait of seventeenth century life.'

  The Family Historian’s Enquire Within (Family History Partnership 2014)

  Shortlisted for a Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals award

  ‘If you only have one Family History reference book on your shelf, this is the one you need’

  Putting your Ancestors in their Place: a guide to one place studies (Family History Partnership 2014)

  ‘It’s Marvellous!’