tale of history & Fiction.
Historical Fiction Winner of Eyelands Book Awards 2024!
Author of Philosophy, Biographical History, Aphorisms, Poetry & Local History
Biography highlights
Meet the Winner Paul W.B. Marsden
Paul W. B. Marsden is an author of a wide range of publications – historical fiction, philosophy, poetry, and local history. written in spare moments from his full time jobs that pay the bills. Living with his wife Elena in Flintshire, they have three grown up children.
About the Book
George Orwell’s Story with her Friend
Christmas 1945 – George Orwell, recently widowed, arrives with his baby son to stay with his friend and writer, Arthur Koestler, at a remote cottage in North Wales.
Orwell has just published Animal Farm and mulls ideas with Koestler for his next novel. Koestler had written the acclaimed novel, Darkness at Noon, about the Stalin show trials and also spent time in a Nazi prison. Both Orwell and Koestler supported the Republican government during the civil war in Spain and were dedicated to democratic Left causes.
Here for the first time are their imagined conversations in wintry Wales, based on true events, which produced one of the 20th Century’s greatest and darkest books, 1984.
News & Events
Beyond the Books tale of Competitions
Winner in Eyelands Magazine Competition
“I am delighted that my novel, Darkness in 1984, is the Historical Fiction Winner in the Eyelands.
Writer’s Insight Interview: Paul W. B. Marsden
Congrats again on your wonderful achievement. Our Q&A interview is now published.
Joint Winner in The Letter Review’s…
Hi Paul,We are writing with some good news. Your entry Slipped Disc has been selected as…
In the Press
A fascinating insight into Arthur Koestler and George Orwell, two flawed men wrestling with their pasts and their futures. Full of vivid period detail, it depicts the friends mulling philosophical and political issues while living firmly in the real world of relationships, mental and physical health issues, never losing our sympathy even while they remain the creatures of their egos. This is a novel, but based on facts, and absolutely worth reading. 
Great book, with good QM and future trend insights. I would recommend it to both novices and experienced QA professionals. 
Excellent book, simple to understand, thought provoking and well written. It’s a great book for every quality manager, project manager and anyone in construction in this digital age. The author has an in-depth knowledge on the subject matter and has piece together a great book. Brilliant book 
