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Welcome
Pamela Vass
Author, lover of real life mysteries and walking the West Country moors and coast. 
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I am available for talks and presentations, either in person in the south west or by Zoom UK wide. For more information please see the 'About' page on this site.
"A valuable and fascinating contribution to our understanding of the women's movement."
This exploration of the campaign for women's suffrage in North Devon is a well written and carefully researched account. Although the national picture has been explored before, by focusing down on a specific geographical area and one that was away from the main centers of population, a whole new perspective is given to this topic. The work of the activists in the south-west is clearly set against the wider national context. I thought that the case study, describing the unfolding involvement of Marie Newby, whose story is interspersed between the general narrative, was particularly effective. The fact that I read this in the same way as I would a novel is indicative of its readability. Pamela Vass' detailed investigation into the regional manifestation of a national phenomenon is a valuable and fascinating contribution to our understanding of the women's movement. Amazon 5 star Review It's all about the books ...
Fantastic book, one you can't put down once you've started. A very gripping story very well portrayed.
What a read! You certainly are a mistress of intrigue. The book is not only a brilliant statement about injustice, professional expectations, fostering, adoption and the impossibly difficult task social workers can have, it is full of skilfully crafted, insightful, 'pearls of wisdom' to do with how we all tick as human beings and in relationships. [Shadow Child] is fantastic. You have such a gift for touching people's emotions. Shadow Child ... is a fantastic read; emotional, gripping and intriguing to the last page. 
...I've just finished Seeds of Doubt; WONDERFUL. I loved it, it has all the right ingredients - drama, tension, intrigue, love, secrets, danger and truth. Thank you so much for a thought-provoking and thoroughly edge-of-the-seat read.
To build a conspiracy thriller on an event as well known as the Lynmouth flood disaster, and to make it both plausible and exciting, is no mean feat. The dialogue is well written and convincing and the plot is unpredictable with enough twists to keep any thriller reader happy. When I started reading this book, I was seduced by the magic of the prose. I was transported straight back to the early eighties and accompanied the heroine on the visits to Exmoor with enthusiasm. But then I got hooked into the story and the day trip became an all-nighter! Brilliantly written and researched. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys a story based on seeds of truth. 
One of the original pioneers of the computer was born over 200 years ago in Great Torrington in the West of England. His name was Thomas Fowler.
This is a story of stunning resilience and ingenuity in the face of professional prejudice, betrayal and heart-breaking twists of fate. It is a story of an invention destined to re-write the history of computing. Winner of the Devon History Society W.G.Hoskins Prize 2016 Computers might have changed history and our world almost a century sooner had the ideas of Fowler been understood and adopted by Babbage. Dr Ralph Merkle, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, California. The author Pamela Vass has done extensive research in many disciplines for this book, and she makes it all very readable and understandable. And the story she has to tell is a fascinating one indeed ... Over and over again I marvel at the amount of research that must have gone into just a few paragraphs. I highly recommend this book. Amazon 5 star review. 
A fascinating, candid and tremendously moving reflection of a life and times slowly receding into history.
In My Own Words evolved out of times shared in front of Johnny’s coal fire when his recollections were freely given and much enjoyed. Then one day he asked if I would write his story. It has been a pleasure and a privilege; one he would be happy to know is being shared by others. Pamela, I have just read a book purchased from you some years ago while on holiday about John Devereux (In My Own Words). I found the book difficult to put down although quite harrowing at times especially when Irene passed away after her own personal battle with cancer. Thank you for taking the time to put into words John's life story, one which I found truly fascinating. Gary Roden. 
This inspirational book offers a simple-to-follow course enabling anyone suffering from a chronic illness to make a difference to their lives right now.
I felt I must tell you how helpful I am finding your book on CFS/ME. I've been so grateful for it, it's like my "bible!" I’m planning on taking it on holiday with me … makes me feel secure having all the advice with me. One thing I especially like is that the book is very user-friendly, the way it's laid out, summaries etc. The bold letters are also extremely useful and the type of spine makes it easy to turn over, keep your place. Thank you very much, Pamela. |
2024
January 10th - Otter Vale Probus. Zoom talk The Power of Three: The Story of Thomas Fowler February 12th - Lostwithiel W.I. Whodunnit 24th - Calstock Parish Local History Group. The Suffragette Story in the South West March 13th - Lifton W.I. The Suffragette Story in the South West 25th - Gunnislake & District U3A 21st - West Dartmoor U3A The Suffragette Story in the South West April 8th - Plymouth Proprietary Library The Power of Three: The Story of Thomas Fowler 9th - Devon Family History Society Zoom talk The Suffragette Story in the South West 11th - Plymouth & District Disabled Fellowship The Suffragette Story in the South West 24th - Tavistock Flower Club The Suffragette Story in the South West 25th - Kingston Local History Society The Suffragette Story in the South West 29th - St Tudy Historical Society The Suffragette Story in the South West May 23rd - Altarnun Local History Society The Power of Three: The Story of Thomas Fowler August 5th - The Wharf, Tavistock The Suffragette Story in the South West October 15th - Plymouth Luncheon Club The Suffragette Story in the South West 2025 March 19th - Honiton U3A The Suffragette Story in the South West July 10th - Dart Vale U3A The Suffragette Story in the South West |