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FEATURED AUTHOR: PAUL RUSHWORTH-BROWN

It’s my pleasure to welcome Paul Rushworth-Brown as the featured author in the The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog being held between June 22nd – 26th, 2026. Paul Rushworth-Brown is the author of the Historical Fiction, The Lost Voices, published by Historium Press on April 28, 2026 (466 pages). 

Below are highlights of The Lost Voices, Paul Rushworth-Brown’s author bio, and an excerpt from the novel.

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HIGHLIGHTS: THE LOST VOICES

The Lost Voices
by Paul Rushworth-Brown

Blurb:

Some lives pass through history without leaving a trace.

The Lost Voices is a work of historical fiction that brings to light those whose stories were never formally recorded—not because they lacked significance, but because their lives unfolded beyond the reach of power, authorship, and recognition.

This is the story of ordinary people forced into extraordinary circumstances—individuals navigating a rigid social order shaped by obligation, fear, and quiet resistance. Here, survival depends as much on silence as on action, and choices are made not in moments of glory, but in private, under pressure, and with consequences rarely acknowledged.

The novel explores how personal truth is shaped—and sometimes erased—by authority, custom, and the need to endure. What remains are the lives history does not celebrate: the unspoken loyalties, the moral compromises, and the quiet cost of being unheard.

The Lost Voices is an intimate and powerful reflection on what history forgets—and what it leaves behind.

Praise:

“Another great work by a very talented author who loves his period works and characters from his great plots. He writes with verve and intent to deliver the imagination something unexpected and greatly appreciated… Brilliant…” ~ Gavin, Readalot Magazine reviewer

Any Triggers: Violence, crime, imprisonment, public punishment, and social hardship.

Buy Links:

Amazon US Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Voices-Paul-Rushworth-Brown-ebook/dp/B0DM47RBP4/

Amazon AU Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com.au/Lost-Voices-Paul-Rushworth-Brown-ebook/dp/B0DM47RBP4/

Amazon UK Buy Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Voices-Paul-Rushworth-Brown-ebook/dp/B0DM47RBP4/

AUTHOR BIO: PAUL RUSHWORTH-BROWN

Paul Rushworth-Brown is an Australian historical fiction author whose work explores ordinary people navigating forces far greater than themselves.

His writing focuses on identity, survival, and the lasting impact of historical events, examining how lives are shaped not only by what history records, but by what it leaves behind. His work has reached international audiences across the United States and the United Kingdom, including appearances on PSI TV and U.S. radio, including Moments with Marianne Pestana on ABC-affiliated KMET 1490AM/98.1FM.

Through his fiction, he brings attention to the human cost of history and the individuals often overlooked within it.

Author Links:

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EXCERPT: THE LOST VOICES

On Return

A man does not always return to the place he remembers. Sometimes, he returns to find there is no place left for him.

The cottage felt smaller than he remembered.

The scent of fresh bread filled the air—warm, familiar, yet somehow distant. Robert sat, listening to quiet footsteps and the voices of children who’d grown while he was gone.

The door creaked open, the quiet broken by footsteps.

“Robert?”

His father crossed the room in two strides and embraced him.

“Daa…”

For a moment, nothing else existed.

Then Robert turned and gestured behind him.

“I’ve brought summat fer ya.”

The wool lay piled beside the spinning wheel.

Isabel smiled. “He’s a trader, William. Brought it all this way fer us.”

The smile left William’s face.

An uneasy quiet grew, thick with unspoken words.

“Trader?” William repeated, turning to Robert.

Robert stepped forward. “There’s no shame in it. I buy where others can’t sell—”

“TRADERS ARE THE ARSEWORMS OF THE MOORS!”

The words struck harder than any blow.

William pressed his hand into the wool, jaw set with more than anger.

“If this comes from dishonour…”

He did not finish the sentence.

He didn’t need to.

And in that moment, Robert understood—

He had not come home as the same man who had left.

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