by Orna Ross | Feb 9, 2024 | 2. NON-MEMBER POSTS, Fiction |
Does Maud Gonne deserve a statue in Dublin? Of course she does and a group of writers and readers, artists and historians, are starting a campaign to bring this long overdue monument into being in a prominent Dublin location. We believe Maud Gonne deserves this public...
by Orna Ross | Jun 3, 2022 | Fiction |
One thing I love about writing historical fiction is doing the research. I often have to stop myself digging too deep while I'm working. I love the thrill of following a trail and getting to know new people, and the interconnections between them. This week I’ve been...
by Orna Ross | Dec 23, 2021 | Fiction |
In researching the prologue to my Yeats-Gonne series, which is told from the point of view of the fathers of WB Yeats and Maud Gonne, I came across the above black-and white-print by JB Yeats, sold at Whytes Gallery auction recently. It fetched €6,400, which is rather...
by Orna Ross | Sep 4, 2021 | Fiction |
I’m delighted that After the Rising & Before the Fall (Centenary Edition) was honoured as an award-winning finalist, in the family saga category of the 2021 American Fiction Awards. The American Fiction Awards program is a speciality book award focused on honouring...
by Orna Ross | Aug 27, 2021 | Fiction |
Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind, based on a true story about the controversial love triangle between WB Yeats, his longtime muse Maud Gonne, and her daughter Iseult. As three talented mavericks try to redeem...