Pat Backley

Pat Backley is an author, born in England but now based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Passionate about people and travelling the world, she has spent 70 years living a colourful and interesting life and her books reflect these passions.

She has always been fascinated by social history and the lives of ordinary people and believes their stories should be told.

“It is a way of honouring my ancestors. They have no voice, so I will make sure their stories are heard.”

She wrote and published her first book Daisy in 2020, just before her 70th birthday.

Her published books in The Daisy Series, include Daisy a historical family saga (1887 -1974) and the sequel The Second Daisy. She is currently working on the third book in this series.

Her other works include her personal memoirs: From There To Here, With An Awful Lot In Between and three books in her Ancestors series: Valentine George, Lou and Eustace, and Dot and Ben.

She has written a travel memoir: Seventy Years Worth Of Travel and will shortly publish the sequel: Is Travel Still Fun In Your 70’s?

And finally, a pocket-size non-fiction book : The Abandoned Wives Handbook.

Pat says that having discovered her passion, she now intends to write until she dies!

The Daisy Series

The Daisy series is a gentle family saga, spanning more than 100 years, from 1887 right up to the start of the new Millennium. Set in London, Alabama, New York and Harlem.

The Ancestors Series

The Ancestors series are gentle family sagas, based in London, from the early 1800s through to the late 1980’s. Although fiction, they are based on the authors own ancestors-ordinary people who lived through extraordinary times.

From There to Here

Travel with the author, as she recounts her journey from an ordinary upbringing in a council house in England, to a life of plenty on the other side of the world. This is a tale with many twists and turns along the way.

Seventy Years Worth of Travel

“As a little girl I wanted adventure. Maybe it was because I was brought up by a mother who always dreamt of visiting foreign lands.”

The Abandoned Wives Handbook

A gentle guide to one of life’s great traumas

The pain of abandonment is huge.

The partner you loved and cherished for so many years has decided you are no longer required. Past your sell by date. Of no use to them anymore, so tossed out like a piece of garbage. Abandoned with barely a backward glance.

In an attempt to keep this a gentle, light-hearted read, each chapter is divided into letters of the alphabet, rather like a dictionary of distress, something you can dip into at any time.

“This is a profound and well written book that delves deep into healing the trauma. It is very valuable not just for traditional wives, but also for anyone who was in a serious relationship and who is suddenly dumped by their partner.”

Paperback copies available from Wheelers, Ingramspark, Amazon, or on consignment directly from the authors website: