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Rebecca Ward
@rebeccaward
Independent writer working mainly in historical fiction, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Rebecca Ward writes mainly in historical fiction and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
The best ideas rarely arrive in their final form.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Rebecca Ward
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Currently creating
First draft
The Last Ledger
In 1840s Leeds, a widowed mill clerk discovers that her late husband has left behind two sets of accounts, and one of them points to theft that could ruin a family firm. As she follows the paper trail through warehouses, chapels and counting houses, she is forced to decide how much truth a respectable city can survive.
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