VictoriaWalsh
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Writer with a passion for people stories. New biog just published: The Story of Rena Stewart: Bletchley Park Girl, Translator of Hitler’s Will, and BBC Pioneer
Wiltshire
Joined June 2022
The Story of Rena Stewart has launched! If you'd like to watch my talk at the National Army Museum, here's the link (start at ~18 mins). The book is available here: #booktwt #booklaunchevent #WritingCommunity #WW2 #BletchleyPark
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Today is launch day for The Story of Rena Stewart in Australia, Canada & the USA! Rena was a 100-year-old #BletchleyPark Girl in #WW2 who went on to translate Hitler's will & blaze a trail for female journalists at the #BBC. @PeriboBooks #Australia & @casematepub #USA & #Canada
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Good morning from sunny #Scotland! I'm loving my wee book tour with The Story of Rena Stewart. This morning I'll be on @BBCRadioScot, at about 9.35, and this evening giving my final talk, at @waterstonesKDY. #Fife is so beautiful, I've already decided to come back next year!
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Entering #Scotland for my wee book tour with The Story of Rena Stewart! Rena was a Bletchley Park Girl from #Fife who also translated Hitler’s will & blazed a trail for female journalists at the #BBC. 1st stop @ToppingsEdin tomorrow at 11 for a book signing 📚🏴 @penswordbooks
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Rena was an amazing 100-year-old woman from #Fife who served at #BletchleyPark in #WW2 then went on to translate #Hitler's will and blaze a trail for female #journalists at the #BBC. Her biography is available now!
pen-and-sword.co.uk
Soldier, journalist and centenarian: a triple badge of honour, especially for a woman. Introducing Rena Stewart (1923–2023), a remarkable, 100-year-old Bletchley Park Girl who translated…
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Tour time! I'm taking The Story of Rena Stewart to #Scotland! First #Edinburgh (@ToppingsEdin) on Tues 8 July, then #Dundee (@WstonesDundee) on Weds 9th, and #Fife: Rena's birth & resting place #LundinLinks (@lundingolfclub) Thurs 10th, & #Kirkaldy @waterstonesKDY Sat 12th. 🏴📕
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This evening I’ll be performing the #BletchleyPark song The Swan Song of GBR (German Book Room) with @VocaliaChoir at St Paul’s Church #Bristol. A song composed by Rena Stewart and friends at @bletchleypark in #WW2. We’ll be accompanied by … a typewriter! 🎶
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RT @CNKAlliance: 🚨It's confirmed, there is NO NEW MONEY for the proposed #assistedsuicide service. So, which other services would those M….
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The Story of Rena Stewart will be published in the US, Canada and Australia on 12 July. In the #USA & #Canada by Casemate @casematepub and in #Australia by Peribo. #BookLaunch #WW2
casematepublishers.com
Soldier, journalist and centenarian: a triple badge of honour, especially for a woman. Introducing Rena Stewart (1923–2023), a remarkable, 100-year-old Ble...
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The Story of Rena Stewart - Bletchley Park Girl, translator of Hitler’s will and BBC Pioneer - can be bought here and from all good bookshops. Here about here:
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Secret shortbread! In honour of @bletchleypark & the launch of The Story of Rena Stewart, I’ve hidden an encrypted, encoded message in Rena’s biog. #Giveaway thanks to Walker’s @Shortbread. Your mission: read the book, follow, like & share this & DM me the message by Fri 27 June.
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RT @Rainmaker1973: The Formidable Five, Normandy Veterans at Colleville-sur-Mer for the 81th anniversay of D-Day. Ken Hay, 99.Richard Aldr….
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And the winner is: @Miss_FionaM! I hope you really enjoy both books. Please DM me your name and address and they’ll be winging their way over to you very soon! 🎉📘📕🪽.
Today is launch day for The Story of Rena Stewart: #BletchleyPark Girl, Translator of Hitler's Will, & #BBC Pioneer. And so it's #Giveaway time! To win a free copy of the book + @thespyhistorian Claire Hubbard-Hall's 'Her Secret Service', pls follow, like & RT. #WW2 #booktwt
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Not too late to win a copy of my new book about #BletchleyPark & #BBC pioneer Rena Stewart, who also translated #Hitler’s will, PLUS a copy of @thespyhistorian’s brilliant ‘Her Secret Service’. To win, pls follow me, like & RT. Winner @ 5pm today. UK only. #Giveaway #WW2 #booktwt.
Today is launch day for The Story of Rena Stewart: #BletchleyPark Girl, Translator of Hitler's Will, & #BBC Pioneer. And so it's #Giveaway time! To win a free copy of the book + @thespyhistorian Claire Hubbard-Hall's 'Her Secret Service', pls follow, like & RT. #WW2 #booktwt
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A winner will be picked from a hat next Friday. Today, I'm gearing up for a talk at the National Army Museum at 12: Dial in if you'd like to listen, or listen to the recording afterwards:
nam.ac.uk
Author Victoria Walsh introduces the fascinating story of Rena Stewart (1923-2023), from Bletchley Park to translator of Hitler’s will and then BBC pioneer.
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Today is launch day for The Story of Rena Stewart: #BletchleyPark Girl, Translator of Hitler's Will, & #BBC Pioneer. And so it's #Giveaway time! To win a free copy of the book + @thespyhistorian Claire Hubbard-Hall's 'Her Secret Service', pls follow, like & RT. #WW2 #booktwt
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RT @thespyhistorian: Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence is currently available to buy on Amazon for £15!. Perf….
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@bletchleypark @VocaliaChoir @penswordbooks @thespyhistorian I'm launching The Story of Rena Stewart at the National Army Museum @NAM_London this Friday. Sold out but you can listen online (. The book is available here and in all good bookshops:
pen-and-sword.co.uk
Soldier, journalist and centenarian: a triple badge of honour, especially for a woman. Introducing Rena Stewart (1923–2023), a remarkable, 100-year-old Bletchley Park Girl who translated…
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The best bit of the Rena Stewart project: The Swan Song of GBR; a song the 40 women of The German Book Room at.@bletchleypark.made up. Rena & I sang it in her living room. Now recreated with my choir.@VocaliaChoir.in honour of Rena & co. #VEDay80 #WW2 #BletchleyPark #BookLaunch
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