Bernard Spilsbury Announces the Release of 'Legacy of Shadows'

In his new novel "Legacy of Shadows" (published by AuthorHouse), Bernard Spilsbury weaves a captivating story of a British family and a society divided by government policy.

"Legacy of Shadows" takes place in Cheshire and London during the decade of Margaret Thatcher's reign as Britain's Prime Minister. The main character, Geoff Mayer, an airline pilot, travels back in time to meet his ancestors and finds they're not to his wife's liking."

"The book is relevant to today's society because of the enormous interest in genealogy and because of the current debate on Margaret Thatcher's legacy," remarks Spilsbury, who also hopes his book sparks readers to investigate their own familial history.

"I'd like the readers to get a better sense of what the actual lives of their ancestors were like. History isn't just about the kings and queens and national policy-makers and other famous people. The anonymous ordinary people often suffered from the mistakes of those in power, but they had to live their lives and survive all that fate threw at them."

"Legacy of Shadows"
By Bernard Spilsbury
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 414 pages | ISBN 9781481792240
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 414 pages | ISBN 9781481792226
E-Book | 414 pages | ISBN 9781481792233
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Bernard Spilsbury is a journalist, and has been writing and reporting for more than 40 years. He began his career at an aviation news agency. He later became the air correspondent for the Manchester Evening News (then Britain's biggest evening newspaper outside London). Spilsbury has travelled extensively across the globe on reporting duties. He served in the Royal Air Force for two years as a fighter-plotter, and then as a radar operator during the Cold War. He currently resides in North Cheshire with his wife. They have three children and eight grand-children. Spilsbury describes himself as fascinated with family history. He has traced his own family tree all the way back to the 16th century.]

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