Welcome to my website!

I’m R. W. Thompson, an author of books for young readers and adults. I am a retired history teacher and elementary school principal who can now take the time to write and publish the stories that I used to make up for my children and students. My children's books and novels are listed under available books, and if you wish to purchase them, you may find them at Barnes&Noble.com; go to the site, type in the title or ISBN number of the book, and follow their directions, or order them directly from me at robert.thompson58@verizon.net

I live in Massachusetts with my wife, our Staffordshire Terrier, Etta, and our cat, Venus. 

There is also a poetry section where you will find poems about life, a special section entitled Anam Cara, poems for the soul, and a section for short stories. 

Feel free to come on in and stay as long as you like, and if you get the urge to eat chocolate while you read, please be my guest.  If you like something on any of the pages, please leave a message and your e-mail so I may respond to you!

All works on this site are the property of the author and are subject to copyright laws.  They may not be copied without the written permission of the author.

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Kind regards,

NEW NOVEL

Just released! Barnes & Noble Publishing has just released my new novel, The Last Harp

The ancient Irish kings employed harpists to entertain them, so harpists held great prestige in society. Gaelic society was the dominant social structure across Ireland and the Scottish Highlands until the 1600s. These two territories were intimately connected. At one sad point in Irish history, British invaders made it illegal to possess an Irish harp and set out to destroy every Irish harp in a failed attempt to kill the “Irish spirit.” Queen Elizabeth signed an edict ordering harps to be burned and hanging the harpists wherever they were found. Then, the preservation of ancient Irish harpists’ music became a challenge.

        Also, Blood and Banners, the sequel to The Last Harp. Cormac's grandsons follow his lead and continue the fight against the British Empire. Set in the early twentieth century

In the heart of Dublin, as the Easter Rising ignites a nation’s cry for freedom, war correspondent Bryan Byrne risks everything to document the birth of the Irish Republic. Armed only with a notebook and a fierce sense of purpose, he bears witness to heroism and heartbreak—from the fiery steps of the GPO to the shadowed cells of Kilmainham Gaol.

         As the city burns and leaders fall, Bryan’s dispatches become the voice of a silenced rebellion. But when love finds him in the form of Eileen O’Dwyer—a nurse with courage equal to his own—their shared defiance becomes a vow to remember, rebuild, and resist.

         Spanning revolution, romance, and the forging of a nation, Blood and Banners is a sweeping tale of legacy and loss, where every banner raised carries the blood of those who dared to lift it.