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Tony Benn wrote of Diney Costeloe’s novel about Tom Carter and his execution for alleged desertion in the First World War "it is a powerful and moving account of the brutality of war itself, which allows a young lad to be executed by his own comrades."
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The Ashgrove Synopsis
Eight ash trees were planted in 1921 as a memorial to the men from the village of Charlton
Ambrose who were killed in World War One. Now the Ashgrove is under threat from developers,
and the village is torn between the need for more housing and the wish to preserve the memorial.
Rachel Elliott, a journalist on the Belcaster Chronicle, is reporting the story and uncovers a mystery…
eight men and nine trees - in whose memory is the ninth tree and who planted it?
Intrigued, Rachel does some research, but it is only when she is given a diary and some letters that she begins, at last, to unravel the true story behind the ninth tree. Written by a young girl, Molly Day, nursing the wounded in a hospital in France, the diary and letters tell of her life in the hospital and her love for Tom Carter, one of her patients.
As the story of Molly and Tom unfolds, Rachel discovers her own links with the past and with the
Ashgrove itself and this makes her determined to save the Ashgrove as a memorial to all the men
who lost their lives.
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Diney Costeloe Press Reviews
“I hope this story re-awakens some sense of conscience and helps to get this gross injustice
corrected.” Tony Benn
‘…powerful witness to a grave injustice’
Martin Bell OBE
‘Diney Costeloe has tackled an important subject. We should never forget this terrible injustice!’
John Humphrys
‘…a cracking good story.’
Colonel John Hughes-Wilson
‘from the first chapter I found it hard to put down.’
The Wells Journal
‘A powerful new book….representing a “gross injustice”’ to the memory of the brave soldiers who fought in World War One.’
Bridgwater Mercury
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About Diney Costeloe
Diney Costeloe is the author of twenty-three novels, several short stories, and many articles and poems. She has three children and seven grandchildren, so when she isn't writing, she's busy with family. She and her husband divide their time between Somerset and West Cork. Find Diney online at dineycosteloe.co.uk, Instagram @dineycosteloe, Facebook or on Twitter @dineycosteloe.
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