tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8789998980685308914..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: LEST WE FORGET - by Dennis HamleyKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-43221624970331755982013-11-14T20:20:36.966+00:002013-11-14T20:20:36.966+00:00Can't wait to read it Dennis!!Can't wait to read it Dennis!!Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26015895623257780162013-11-14T14:52:43.831+00:002013-11-14T14:52:43.831+00:00lovely post Dennis, look forward to seeing your bo...lovely post Dennis, look forward to seeing your books. My play on Gallipolli should be relevant next year for that centenary I suppose. These really were World Wars, they touched the lives of so many people, there are so many stories still to be told. My great-uncle-in-law was wounded at the Somme, he lived, and limped, to 101. he told me some fascinating things. my maternal grandfather was in the trenches, he died when I was four, but I remember him vividly, it was years later I saw his photographs before and after the war, which he'd never talked about, and I could see in his face what it had done to him. <br />Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-82015380373763432982013-11-14T13:47:30.980+00:002013-11-14T13:47:30.980+00:00I'd love for Ellen's People to be my intro...I'd love for Ellen's People to be my intro to your work. Till it comes on Kindle, I'll scout around for another title that grabs me. There's a cool-sounding paperback...for just $299! Fascinating, and heartfelt, post, Dennis.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20199886642653951322013-11-14T13:41:40.297+00:002013-11-14T13:41:40.297+00:00That cover reminds me of "War Horse" wit...That cover reminds me of "War Horse" without the horse - could be good for your book, if people associate the two?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22604610250987673092013-11-14T10:14:31.910+00:002013-11-14T10:14:31.910+00:00Really interesting piece and Ellen's People wi...Really interesting piece and Ellen's People will certainly be something to look forward to in 2014.<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-63754089823944149542013-11-14T09:43:27.564+00:002013-11-14T09:43:27.564+00:00lovely, fascinating piece, dennis, thanks. inciden...lovely, fascinating piece, dennis, thanks. incidentally an internet friend of mine, who is apparently a general in the nigerian army, says that if you send him your address he'll look after your house and valuables while you're away. an offer too good to refuse, methinks. love to you and kay. xxJan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32543938162024007862013-11-14T09:33:35.251+00:002013-11-14T09:33:35.251+00:00A powerful piece Dennis. And you're so right, ...A powerful piece Dennis. And you're so right, despite the time that's elapsed and the millions of words that have been written about it, there are still lots of relevant things to be said about it all and definitely lessons to be learned. A couple of years back, we were on holiday with friends who have a place near St Tropez and one night went to a sort of cocktail party crawling with rich boat owners. The talk turned to WW1 (can't remember why) and I said that I didn't know what I'd have done if I'd been an 18 year old when it started. One of the women, whom I'd never met before, was absolutely certain that I'd have enlisted and when I pointed out that there'd been plenty of conscientious objectors, her disdainful reply was 'Oh yes, there are always a few cowards'.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.com