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First-time author Jane Buckley self-published after her manuscript was turned down by agents \u201cwary\u201d of the subject matter <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An author decided to self-publish her tetralogy because she is on a mission to educate all generations, particularly the young, about The Troubles. Jane Buckley\u2019s story will prove inspirational to anyone with a book idea who believes the only way is through a traditional agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first instalment of Jane\u2019s Stones Corner Turmoil has garnered rave reviews following its February 2021 release. First-time author Jane self-published after her manuscript was turned down by agents \u201cwary\u201d of the subject matter.
Says Jane: \u201cSome blatantly admitted, \u2018Never have, never will have anything to do with the Troubles in Northern Ireland, good luck!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had to get published \u2013 somehow \u2013 and so I took a considerable risk. I cashed in my pension, ordered 2,000 copies of Turmoil, and even developed my paperback ordering platform, so I didn\u2019t have to use Amazon or similar. As big as Amazon is, time and time again, it doesn\u2019t appear to be an ally of independent bookshops. As readers or writers, we must all support these wonderful, passionate people who are struggling to enrich our lives through literature and books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane is resolute in helping readers learn more about The Troubles with her series of moving historical fiction. \u2018Stones Corner: Turmoil\u2019 is Volume one of four (Turmoil, Darkness, Light and Hope), portraying life in Derry\/Londonderry in the 1970s to bring peace to Northern Ireland with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998.
As a \u2018factional book\u2019, it covers many issues encountered at that time by both sides of the sectarian divide, including conflict, cruelty, divided loyalties, strong family ties, gallow humor and star-crossed lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane adds: \u201cLiving in The City of Derry in the 70s wasn\u2019t easy for any of us. It didn\u2019t get much better as an Irishwoman living in London in the 80s and 90s. One of my greatest frustrations was the lack of understanding from the people I met on why The Troubles began or continued over the decades. Some were particularly biased in their views by what they heard or read in the media \u2013 sadly, some still are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane was \u201cdetermined\u201d to get Stones Corner out into the world and help to change perceptions. \u201cI\u2019d never written anything like it in my life, but I knew I just had to see it in its complete form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m now getting terrific reviews from Turmoil, and many readers have already ordered the second volume in the series, Darkness. My goal is to write stories that will inform younger generations and others through historically based fiction. I hope they read and gain a better understanding of what it was like to live through those difficult days from both sides of the divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter researching and writing Darkness, I found it terrifically difficult to remain unbiased when reading, watching or listening to the tragedies of Northern Ireland in the mid-70s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found it particularly tough to rein in my emotions and to remain impassive and neutral after evaluating victims\u2019 recollections, records or watching documentaries about the atrocities. I do not apologize for this. Readers may label Darkness – in some areas – as particularly bias; however, that was and has never been my intention. My purpose in writing is to simply tell it as it was. Fact.\u201d <\/p>\n

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