Sara Fox

An Edwarian Lady Motorcyclist who roared into the future for women like me Muriel Hind: Britain's first female motorcyclist. The drop frame accommodating a step-through for ladies clothing. Nellie Seller finds me the first woman motorcyclist Nellie’s sing-song Brummie tones dropped into my ears as I was scrolling through pictures of old BSA motorcycles. I was struggling to get my writing mojo back having been flattened by the drudgery of marketing on social media for endless dogged months. I...

Joseph Chamberlain spent decades blocking Irish Home Rule. His own brother Arthur ran the Birmingham factory supplying the Army's cordite, and was twice rescued from ruin by the very Irish nationalist leader Joseph opposed. Family loyalty, war profiteering accusations, and a truth about Ireland Arthur admitted to Sinn Féin's own founder: real history writes better plot twists than I could invent. Here's what it taught me.

Settling into a story that spans generations brings a complexity of rewards. Watching the drama unfold over generations, how global events affect them or changes social history. Sara Fox explores the joy of the historical family saga.