History, Memory, and the Human Thread
I’m John Rees, and I write historical fiction and essays.
My novels combine real people and events with imagination, exploring what it might have felt like to live through those times. My essays draw on history, philosophy, politics, and culture, reflecting on how ideas from the past still speak to us today.
At the heart of both is what I call The Human Thread — the connections that carry memory and experience across time, reminding us how lives once lived still shape the world we know today.
My first novel is Unseen Souls [ Read More ] [ Buy on Amazon ]
I grew up in a mining village in South Wales, where life was hard and choices were few. A university education became my escape, and studying history, economics, philosophy, and psychology sparked a lifelong interest in the human condition.
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My Journal is a collection of essays and reflections on history, philosophy, psychology, and the craft of storytelling. It’s a space for quieter writing — exploring how the past connects with the present, and how ideas continue to echo across time.
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