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Kirk Walsh https://www.skirkwalsh.com/novel daily 0.75 2021-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982393673-QLYGMFY7W6JNY0QZ09IW/001.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - Up the Antrim Road Bellevue Zoo’s first elephant, Daisy, arrived by Heysham steamer in Belfast in March of 1934, and her arrival to the bustling docks and eventual walk up the Antrim Road inspired the opening scene of The Elephant of Belfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982471818-TSKQ1XSHRB7MDXFV87YR/002.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - Sheila the Elephant The second elephant to arrive at the Bellevue Zoo was Sheila (above) in late 1935, and Sheila’s experience inspired much of Violet’s story in The Elephant of Belfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982472619-VBE52UUYBXUQ62WVL3H3/003.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - The Floral Hall Situated on the grounds of the zoo, the Floral Hall was built in the mid-1930s and was one of Belfast’s foremost entertainment venues; the dance hall provides the setting for several critical scenes before and during the bombings in The Elephant of Belfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982472837-HXAPG17V9CZ6YSCKCI4O/004.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - David Ramsey: Denise Weston Austin's cousin During Kirk’s research trip to Belfast, she interviewed David Ramsey (above), who is the last living relative of Denise Weston Austin (the real-life female zookeeper—and the Elephant Angel—who inspired the character of Hettie Quin). Ramsey works as a solicitor in Belfast and remembers the days when he rode on Sheila’s back with his cousin Denise leading the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982474051-Z3MPM023YRBY0JHCMJ0L/005.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - Vance Rodgers During Kirk’s trip to Belfast, she interviewed survivors of the Belfast Blitz, including Vance Rodgers (above), who worked as an errand boy at an insurance company and a fire watcher during the bombings of April 1941. Rodgers passed away in April of 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1607982474167-ZDAUOK6Q4RXEVVYR6Z18/006.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - Original Sources Kirk visited the Northern Ireland War Memorial on Talbot Street in downtown Belfast and had a chance to read original newspapers from the days that followed the Luftwaffe bombings of Belfast in 1941. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a7c4ebfa9db098b35e48b61/1608137767654-QREW0ZT3BSQIBXALVSAZ/007.jpg The Elephant of Belfast Novel | True story of Denise Austin - Original Sources During her search, Kirk also visited the New York Public Library, where original city maps of Belfast from the 1930’s and 1940’s were available to study as well as original photos from The Belfast Telegraph and written records of the Mass-Observation. 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Would you like to invite Kirk to visit your book group in person or online to discuss The Elephant of Belfast? She is available to visit book groups as well as other groups affiliated with zoos, libraries, universities, and other community organizations via zoom or other online platforms. For example, Kirk recently met on zoom with docents, educators, and zookeepers of the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey, to discuss her novel as well as her firsthand research with the Asians elephants at the Houston Zoo. (She has a Google-slide presentation about her historical research and creative process that can be apart of the event’s discussion.) In Texas and elsewhere, she is also available to participate in-person readings, presentations, and discussions. Please connect with Kirk via the Contact Form on this website in order to schedule a date/time. 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