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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 1d

I guess we're never too old to start something new @eastangliabylines.co.uk eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...

Literary success aged 69, I was longlisted for the Wainwright prize

You are never too old to embark on a new adventure as I discovered in 2024, which has kickstarted a new life as a full time writer

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 3d

I always wondered why grandfather wore suit, waistcoat and time when sitting on the beach at Walton on the Naze.

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Something prompted me to think about my grandparents

Who when this picture was taken in 1958 were 65 and 66 years old

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 7d

The pennies are dropping @wiltonsquare.bsky.social as the thrust of my next book becomes clear open.substack.com/pub/robertas...

I've been seeking parallels

As the shape of my next book becomes clearer

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 13d

Order your copy of the paperback of my latest book before midnight & enjoy a 25% discount. That's a great deal for a book that says so much about our rural past & what lies ahead @wiltonsquare.bsky.social: shorturl.at/2ByiE

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 13d

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 14d

Seeing the play Akenfield at the weekend, reminded me of something George Ewart Evans wrote, after meeting retired Suffolk farmer James Seeley.
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The Great War changed life on Suffolk farms

The men who came back were changed by their experience, as many writers have explained

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 14d

So much news, about climate change denial & extracting more, not less oil and gas, can be depressing @wiltonsquare.bsky.social. But pre-order a copy of my book from @waterstones.bsky.social, get 25% off & discover why I'm so positive about the futurel shorturl.at/2ByiE

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 15d

Did you have these when you were at school? open.substack.com/pub/robertas...

Are you old enough to remember these?

On Monday I revisited my old school

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 15d

As winter nears, let's prepare for spring with this @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlisted exploration of social change in rural #Suffolk. Order from @waterstones.bsky.social today, get a discount & your copy will arrive when the daffs are in bloom! shorturl.at/2ByiE @wiltonsquare.bsky.social

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 16d

Look what my new publisher @wiltonsquare.bsky.social has arranged with @waterstones.bsky.social. The chance to pre-order the paperback edition of my latest book for less than a tenner! Order here: shorturl.at/2ByiE

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 22d

Research for my next book is now under steam @wiltonsquare.bsky.social & promises to be anything but boring!

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What connected Quakers with the Titanic?

I was surprised, and the story will appear in my next book, due out in 2027

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 26d

An autumn Saturday is a time for reflection, putting me in the right mood to hear Simon Barnes speak in Aldeburgh this morning

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There's something about autumn light

Our Suffolk landscape has a spiritual quality, if you stop rushing to see it.

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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · Sep 28

We were chuffed that Hilary Taylor took the runner-up award at last week’s New Angle Prize, and that four of the six shortlisted books – by @robertashton.bsky.social, @katharineq.bsky.social & Amanda Addison – are now published by us or our sister company @wiltonsquare.bsky.social. Full story ⤵️

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · Sep 28

Brilliant to pop into @shuckhappens.bsky.social l at #Minories #Colchester today @wiltonsquare.bsky.social & be told that they loved my latest book; they even remembered my name! #ProudAuthorMoment #ColchesterBookEvent?

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · Sep 27

After a period of creative constipation, when a new book begins to emerge, you have to go with it, so today I am writing in a rather nice hotel at #Lavenham

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · Sep 27

There's more to Leiston than meets the eye! See what I discovered last night here: open.substack.com/pub/robertas...

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · Sep 25

Tonight's New Angle Prize dinner has prompted me to reflect on my relationship with #Suffolk, the place I call my home.

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It's good not to forget

Tonight's book award dinner prompts me to reflect on my return to Suffolk

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Rebecca White @rebka99.bsky.social · Sep 22

Still celebrating the marvellous Leiston Book Festival on Saturday and the insights into nature, our landscape and writers before now who have captured our imaginations. Thank you for asking me to host. I absolutely loved it. @robertashton.bsky.social #leiston

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Robert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · Sep 21

I wonder what's the furthest someone's travelled to attend a #literaryfestival? We had a couple who'd come over from #California to attend ours yesterday! robertashton.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...