Tag: Surrey News
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SL Roman goes back to the heart of the story.
Egham is the heart of One Year One Night, the first Young Adult novel by Laura Meloni Bywaters and Sarah Onions. The child at the centre of the story, Ben, was based on an original unlucky boy who was called Ken. Sarah got the original idea when she was teaching at Strode’s further education college…
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SL Roman authors to speak at top girls’ school.
Sarah Onions and Laura Meloni Bywaters will talk about theirnovel to nearly 200 girls at a highly rated school in March.Sarah and Laura will be presenting to Key Stage 3 pupils whoare between 11 and 14.The writers will address their young audience about One YearOne Night, their first Young Adult novel.It’s a story of love,…
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SL Roman co-author tours New England.
Sarah Onions, one half of SL Roman, visited 17 bookstores and 2 libraries in a 3 week trip. The purpose was to promote One Year One Night – the first Young Adult historical fiction by Sarah and her writing partner Laura Meloni Bywaters. It has royal approval in the form of a signed letter from…
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The Queen of England has praised the writers of One Year One Night by SL Roman.
Sarah Onions – one half of SL Roman sent a copy of the Young Adult wartime romance to Camilla and she replied with a heartfelt thanks, support for the effort and the intention of reading the book which was published in North America and elsewhere last year. The Queen is a well-known reader herself and…
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Two wartime writers were inspired by an exhibition at London’s iconic St Paul’s cathedral.
SL Roman or – Sarah Onions and Laura Meloni Bywaters had their first historical Young Adult novel One Year One Night published in N. America last year and are now gathering research for their second creation, set in the same era. Their current work in progress is set in the East End near the Cathedral,…
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The co-authors of One Year One Night by SL Roman are no slouch when it comes to research.
The original boy who was the inspiration for their first YA novel was killed by a stray bomb dropped on the town of Egham in southern England, in November 1940. There’s a plaque in Egham in Surrey confirming the explosion which actually killed 3 children (the elder of whom provided inspiration for the creation of their…
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Talking to young people in schools by the co-author of One Year One Night by SL Roman.
One of the face-to-face ways of engaging with young readers is to go into schools. I’m planning this, with my writing partner to promote our first Young Adult novel which was published in North America – and elsewhere, last year. We’ve also spoken to a young reader group in Egham library, in the town where…
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Wartime street parties to come back next month
May 2025 will see the 80th anniversary of WW2 and it will be marked by street parties in Britain which will evoke life as described in One Year One Night by SL Roman. The Young Adult novel, published in the US and elsewhere last year, is set against the background of teenager Annie who has…
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Publicising books with the BBC
One of the hidden things about being a successful writer is that – unless you are J.K Rowling – you are going to have to promote your baby, your work of art. In the case of One Year One Night by SL Roman – written with my writing partner Laura Meloni Bywaters, it represented an…
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WW2 changed lives of ordinary UK women
The heroine of One Year One Night by SL Roman is teenage Annie who keeps a diary of the huge changes in 1940. As a young woman her life is altered dramatically. Her father leaves for the Army and in return, Annie’s family in fictional Millside gets a crabby aunt to put up with and…
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