Catherine Jinks impresses at Frost Fest

More than 50 enjoyed the author talk by experienced writer Catherine Jinks when she spoke at our Family History Fact or Fiction event held as part of Frost Fest and National Family History Week. Catherine spoke about how the idea for her book The Dark Mountain, came about, how she planned the novel, undertook research and structured the book. It was an insightful talk by a writer with a keen interest in family history. Her research uncovered the fascinating lives of Charlotte Atkinson (later McNeilly) and her sister Louisa, brother James and of course, her mother – a talented literary and artistic pioneering family that found themselves coping with difficult circumstances. Thank you to everyone for coming along and making it such an enjoyable event. Catherine is pictured here with a painting by Charlotte McNeilly, the main character in her book.