https://www.patbackley.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/c4c7843e-287d-4404-a564-eb59109a93ba/DIFFERENT-TIMES-DIFFERENT-RULES-Kindle.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623486182888-3PZLFTNB7SOQYXSB9OF8/IMG_5466.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/374edb8f-28bc-4b1a-8fb0-e995520b4e8e/tempImageAW5OGK.jpg Home https://www.patbackley.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://www.patbackley.com/daisy daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623920176288-2BQFZ6TNPJ1PH1W540NI/daisy.jpg Daisy Daisy is a novel, a gentle family saga, spanning almost 100 years, from 1887 to 1974. It is set in Alabama, Harlem and London and incorporates some of the evils of society like poverty, racism and snobbery, as well as some of the greatest that life has to offer, like family, friendship and love. The underlying theme is that whatever our circumstances of birth, whether we are rich or poor, Black or White, we are all equal. ISBN 9780473540388 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) Also available from Auckland Libraries (NZ) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/memoirs daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623920261571-KGIGMHZVTV4YT5Q8Q7PF/From+there+to+here+memoir.png From There To Here This book is a memoir, the true story of my life so far. Beginning in 1951, from an ordinary upbringing in a council house in England, it takes the reader on an interesting journey, with many twists and turns, finally ending up on the other side of the world. “Life is like a jigsaw, you have to look back on it to see how it all fell into place.” ISBN 9780473559748 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) Also available from Auckland Libraries (NZ) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/warrior-women daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623920534015-6QKVB1WN9JISEDVIABW6/The+Warrior+Women+Project.png Warrior Women This is an anthology, an exclusive insight into the journeys of 22 amazing women from 13 different countries. Read our stories and be inspired. If our stories inspire just one little girl or young woman, somewhere in the world, to dream big, then we will have left a worthwhile legacy. ISBN 9781955232029 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/daisy-2 daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/24db2e03-ea6b-47be-8828-7ad66821e7de/The+Second+Daisy+by+Pat+Backley.png The Second Daisy This book is a sequel to Daisy, published in 2020. The first Daisy had a hard start in life. She was born in the slums of London in 1887, to a poor unmarried mother. 100 years later, we meet her namesake, The Second Daisy. Her life is much easier, but in many ways the two women are very similar – bright, sunny and loving. The only difference is that The Second Daisy is Black. "The family history was rich and varied" "Daisy recognised, by the tone of his voice, that her dad was about to lose it, to rant and rave about the unforgiveable effects that slavery had had on generations of people. His people." "Yards and yards of beautiful jewel-coloured silks." "The house itself was an architectural gem, with almost all the original features still in place." ISBN 9780473599058 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) Also available from Auckland Libraries (NZ) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/travel-memoirs daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/dd939fda-4b72-4287-af96-20d10feab657/Screenshot+2022-04-08+at+12.25.32+PM.png Seventy Years Worth of Travel This is a travel memoir, snippets of the authors life and travel adventures. Seventy Years Worth of Travel. TUNISIA, 1969: "I can still remember the scent of the jasmine as we walked along the dusty road. I was hooked. Travel was my new passion." FIJI ISLANDS, 1976: "There were lots of handsome smiling men in white shirts and sulus (wrap -around skirts) that showed off their dark, muscular legs. Rugby playing legs, I later discovered." ADELAIDE, 1986: "This was my first ever trip to Australia, so it was exciting to be met at the airport by a toy koala that played Waltzing Matilda." EGYPT, 1992: "Then he mentioned the crocodiles and the romantic moment passed." ISBN 9780473599010 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) Also available from Auckland Libraries (NZ) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/valentine-george daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/edb92fcb-5d3d-4a7a-a4bf-bdda9fcde97c/Screenshot+2022-04-08+at+12.31.20+PM.png Valentine George Valentine George was an ordinary man, born in extraordinary times. He experienced love, loss and joy -just as we all do- but his life was still worth recording. In this novel we follow his story where it began; in the slums of London during Victorian times. Then, he takes us through World Wars One and Two and leads us along the path to the Swinging Sixties. "She hated it when her mum asked people for money, especially when she knew it would just be wasted on snuff and gin." "Can you believe we've got an inside toilet now? And a bath. Such luxury!" "Take care of yourselves 'til then and try to keep your chins up, this war can't go on forever.'" 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The Abandoned Wives Handbook with Pat Backley — Authors Over 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/71dffa37-32af-457d-a9df-b78840318fc0/hq720.jpg Media Coverage - “I always felt inadequate” with author Pat Backley — Let Fear Bounce Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/0014bf18-65cb-4f78-9b3c-73e2b379c58b/image3.jpeg Media Coverage - We Love Memoirs Wednesday Author — We Love Memoirs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/26af884f-5806-48df-a785-e032b97ce4bd/Screenshot+2025-03-04+at+6.23.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Media Coverage - Part 2 – Conversations About Passion and Perseverance with Woman of Grit and Author Pat Backley — WOMAN OF G.R.I.T https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/26af884f-5806-48df-a785-e032b97ce4bd/Screenshot+2025-03-04+at+6.23.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Media Coverage - Part 1 – Conversations About Passion and Perseverance with Woman of Grit and Author Pat Backley — WOMAN OF G.R.I.T https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/ef0131a3-385f-4134-8552-918816629ebe/Screenshot+2025-03-04+at+6.16.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Media Coverage - Exploring Creativity, Passion & Purpose with Author Pat Backley — Living Big Mindfully Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/b31d07b0-cbce-4902-bee2-2a29abdff7ed/Dot+and+Ben_5.5x8.5_sample2_v3.jpeg Media Coverage - Interview: Pat Backley talks about Dot & Ben — NZ Book Lovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/23bc8431-9e91-4d8d-9dd7-e974240687bb/Screenshot+2023-05-09+at+19.56.45.png Media Coverage - Abandoned wife Pat Backley's revenge 'I'm living my best life now!' — New Zealand Women’s Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/b43d1897-0179-4e2d-a8af-c98b8f1bf05e/maxresdefault.jpeg Media Coverage - From There to Here with Pat Backley — Exquisitely Aligned Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/c4e627d6-bb1c-44b3-9b9a-b47f94ff5a2d/tempImagelrAaR7.jpg Media Coverage - Being a co-host at the RV Book Fair 2023 — The Relatable Voice Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/43273801-22bb-4bf7-9d39-af36236b4fb4/tempImageNJXMDp.jpg Media Coverage - Write Now with Pat Backley — Alchemy For Authors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/c25ed653-e863-4212-b658-e6deb877e79f/tempImagez2Miuz.jpg Media Coverage - Cake & Connect at Aotearoa Multicultural Women Association – AMWA with Pat Backley (2023) — Aotearoa Multicultural Women Association – AMWA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/cc4b4fca-cf97-429f-b801-9ac96102b0fc/tempImagermGEPg.jpg Media Coverage - Pat Backley – NZ Author Talk (22 October 2023) — Rotary Club of Hornby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/b733c660-9970-42e4-bfc3-63cee75f0d52/Screenshot+2023-11-25+at+11.31.10.png Media Coverage - Cake & Connect at Aotearoa Multicultural Women Association – AMWA with Pat Backley (2022) — Aotearoa Multicultural Women Association – AMWA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/0be39232-e83a-4096-84e4-6d2883c45988/B0BWHHJVWP.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg Media Coverage - Book Giveaway | The Abandoned Wives Handbook — GrownUps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/dd939fda-4b72-4287-af96-20d10feab657/Screenshot+2022-04-08+at+12.25.32+PM.png Media Coverage - Interview: Pat Backley talks about Seventy Years Worth of Travel — NZ Booklovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/0113a30c-5ad0-48af-89b0-061cb7241d1e/Ed-books-Backley-Pat-1-1024x640.jpg Media Coverage - Books flowing thick and fast for Orewa author — Local Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/223ded33-6c01-4103-87a0-f5582710115a/tempImageuRqhgf.jpg Media Coverage Is Travel Still Fun? — The Relatable Voice Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/4ffeefb2-cfdc-4aeb-977d-067ad1d7c629/IMG_4855.JPG Media Coverage The Daisy Series with Pat Backley — Talking Books Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/4ff171bb-d333-4bfa-b88c-66da040f300b/1651800959651.jpg Media Coverage - Seventy Years Worth Of Travel: Healing a broken heart in Egypt — Stuff NZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/6e022aee-16b6-49ab-a621-1b7f9df06433/C4F4FD7B-F07B-465D-8D8B-B3A44960B272.jpeg Media Coverage - Conversations About Passion and Perseverance with Woman of Grit and Author, Pat Backley — Woman of GRIT with Dr. Ahne, The Gritpreneur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/edb92fcb-5d3d-4a7a-a4bf-bdda9fcde97c/Screenshot+2022-04-08+at+12.31.20+PM.png Media Coverage - Interview: Pat Backley talks about Valentine George — NZ Booklovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623486265536-RPP9MJX1UQC4OZPIG70G/IMG_5464.JPG Media Coverage - DAISY by Pat Backley — Junction Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623920176288-2BQFZ6TNPJ1PH1W540NI/IMG_3513-1.jpg Media Coverage - Pat Backley – DAISY Interviewed by Linda Thompson — The Authors Show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/a8b52b3f-8aea-4708-9d7a-08028d148018/1657325728579.jpg Media Coverage - Why New Zealanders started writing during lockdowns — Stuff NZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/19cddda3-edbd-4284-82f1-122a27e4e7fd/219965093_211874434198623_5023149669153135072_n.jpg Media Coverage - It is never too late to start. A living example by Pat Backley, one of the ”Warrior Women” — The Relatable Voice Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/543c2b3b-7ba0-4202-a265-2c4982c7c953/Screenshot+2023-05-09+at+20.12.21.png Media Coverage - Pat Backley | Book Talk Podcast — Goodreads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/1623486182888-3PZLFTNB7SOQYXSB9OF8/IMG_5466.JPG Media Coverage - A CHAT WITH PAT BACKLEY — Waikato Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/c13c942d-f681-4335-9b4b-9eddc22bde7d/288239749_10159522106084667_5440010991976988333_n.jpg Media Coverage - IMMIGRATION, RACISM and WOMEN EMPOWERMENT with Judith Obatusa & Pat Backley — The Relatable Voice Podcast https://www.patbackley.com/relatable-voices daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/62cfdb7f-01c4-4217-9caa-57b3fd5b2bf8/file.jpeg Relatable Voices This anthology is a collection of short stories designed to make the reader smile. Inspired by the resilience the world has shown during the pandemic, Lucia Matuonto wanted to add some positivity, a little light distraction from all the doom and gloom, so she invited authors from all around the world to share their words. Fourteen unique voices, adding their short stories to this new anthology. The Relatable Voices anthology is an exciting collaboration, featuring diverse tales of classic misunderstandings, uplifting love stories and much more. ISBN 9781954137516 Buy from Amazon (Global) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/lou-and-eustace daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/7bef6cbb-3826-4563-8c79-88b384615837/1991194404.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg Lou and Eustace Although these books are fictional, many of the people and events mentioned in them are real. Without our ancestors, all the people who went before us, there would be no such stories to tell. This tale begins in the late 1800's and continues through to 1984. "His family had lived and worked in Southwark for generations. The cobbled streets, old lanes and alleyways, and the River Thames, had been his world - the only world he had ever desired." "Although she had grown up in Peabody Buildings, maybe she didn't have to spend her whole life there after all. Her Eustace had been brave enough to see the world, maybe it was time she pulled up her socks and did something brave too." "The Roaring Twenties were in full swing. Now, all the young women - and many of the older ones - had shortened their skirts, chopped off their long hair, and thrown away their horrible constricting laced corsets. Marcel waves, short bobs, flapper dresses, and the Charleston, quickly became the order of the day." ISBN 9781991194404 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/the-abandoned-wives-handbook daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/0be39232-e83a-4096-84e4-6d2883c45988/B0BWHHJVWP.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg The Abandoned Wives Handbook The pain of abandonment is huge. The partner you loved and cherished for so many years has decided you are no longer required. Past your sell by date. Of no use to them anymore, so tossed out like a piece of garbage. Abandoned with barely a backward glance. In an attempt to keep this a gentle, light-hearted read, each chapter is divided into letters of the alphabet, rather like a dictionary of distress, something you can dip into at any time. I am not an expert, merely someone who has survived one of life's great traumas and has come through it as a stronger, more resilient person. ISBN 9781991194428 Buy from Writers Plot Bookshop (NZ) Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) Also available from Auckland Libraries (NZ) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/lou-and-eustace-1 daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/b31d07b0-cbce-4902-bee2-2a29abdff7ed/Dot+and+Ben_5.5x8.5_sample2_v3.jpeg Dot and Ben This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents. Dot and Ben were born in the 1920’s, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive? "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint and write. My life will be glorious." "It was all the rage to have enormous wedding bouquets, Dot guessed it was a reaction to the austere war years, as well as everyone trying to copy the magnificent bouquet Princess Elizabeth had carried on her wedding day." ISBN 9781991194442 Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/was-he-a-perfect-gentleman daily 0.75 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/b8b981c8-3b9c-438c-8fc9-d714f99d9df3/71LvrG4gjaL._SL1500_.jpg Was He A Perfect Gentleman? One dead bank manager. A long list of people who held grudges against him. But did any of them hate him enough to kill him? To discover the truth, step into 1988, in a small seaside town in the South East of England. "He's a nasty bit of work alright. Dresses up in that fancy suit and bow tie, but underneath it all he's rotten to the core." "Although they attended his funeral, neither Paul or Dave King were particularly sorry to hear that he had died." "Being a cop means people often loosen their tongues, particularly if they're trying to even old scores." ISBN 9781991194463 Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you. https://www.patbackley.com/was-he-a-perfect-gentleman-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c46ea372a7d1000ff67af8/c4c7843e-287d-4404-a564-eb59109a93ba/DIFFERENT-TIMES-DIFFERENT-RULES-Kindle.jpg Different Times, Different Rules “Mum, why don’t we get out the old family photos and you can tell me all about them, who everyone is, and how we’re related to them? Perhaps we could even think about doing our family tree?” Researching her family history had seemed like such an ordinary thing to do, something to keep her mum cheerful, to delay her decline into dementia. While researching in 2021, Alice makes a shocking discovery and realises that although society’s rules and expectations have changed over the last 100 years, human beings are still exactly the same; it’s just the way they are judged that is different. This story, set in the southeast of England, spans more than 150 years and takes us from London to Brighton. From a bustling seaside town to the quiet of the nearby countryside. From a modern townhouse to an old Victorian mansion. From 1871 to 2021. ISBN 9781991194480 Buy from Amazon (Global) Buy from Barnes & Noble (USA) If you would prefer a personalised signed copy of any of Pat’s books, just email hello@patbackley.com and we will be happy to post one out to you.