In 2009 my mother found the diary of Civil War Marine Charley Brother in a basement. Did I want it?

NONFICTION

Published in 2021, The Boys of Bath is a factual account of Civil War Marine and railroad postal clerk Charles Brother, based on his diary.

Learn about the men who served alongside Charles Brother, at war and at home.

Enjoy the book Moving Back, the writings of my great grandmother and daughter of Charles Brother, Frances Toyne, who, late in life, converted to Catholicism.

Watch the video series Reading Charley Brother.

FICTION

Published in 2023, my first novel The Orphan Girls of Bath was inspired by fragments known about Charley’s next of kin.

Watch more short stories on the YouTube Channel, Short Catholic.