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 | 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...
by Orna Ross | Aug 3, 2021 | Fiction |
“Poets should never marry,” Maud Gonne told WB Yeats shortly before she, without telling him, became engaged to another. “The world should thank me for not marrying you.” The other man was John MacBride, in every way WB's opposite. A soldier instead...