Former local Paul Rushworth-Brown has taken quite an interesting career turn since his days as a coach with the Bathurst 75 Football Club, turning to novels exploring English history.
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Rushworth-Brown's book series, 1590, explores the fictional life of a family in Yorkshire, England as they traverse through important eras of English history.
The first book, Skulduggery, explores Yorkshire at the turn of the 17th century [following the death of Queen Elizabeth I], while the second, Winter of Red [yet to be published] is set during the English Civil War.
A third book, Dream of Courage, is currently in the works.
He said the concept for the series was born in 2015 out of an investigation into his family history, which dates back to the small town of Haworth, Yorkshire in 1590.
"My father never knew anything about his family history, so I spent six months investigating my past to have something to pass on to my children," Rushworth-Brown said.
"Skulduggery is a historical fiction based on my family's known beginning, complete with mystery, romance, twists and turns."
Since the release of Skulduggery in 2019, the book has received rave reviews overseas.
Rushworth-Brown hopes the series will help shed some light on 17th century England, which he feels is an often misunderstood period of history.
"England was essentially a third-world country during this period, and most were illiterate, so it took tremendous effort to research how people lived," he said.
"The writing pulls no punches, it was a rough period in English history."
For more information, visit www.paulrushworthbrownskulduggerywinterofred.com.
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