ˈæftɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, fˈiːldən ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ænd pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ wɪð pˈælɐtˌiːn hˈɪl, ɐ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl nˈɑːvəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ðæt spˈænz ˌoʊvɚ θɹˈiː hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ʌv kɐnˈeɪdiən hˈɪstɚɹi, fˈoʊkəsɪŋ ɔnðə sˈɛkoːɹd fˈæmɪli, ænd sˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ˌɔn naɪˈæɡɹəɔnðəlˈeɪk ænd ðə wˈɔːɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv.
After retirement, Fielden returned to writing and publishing with 'Palatine Hill', a historical novel (2004) that spans over three hundred years of Canadian history, focusing on the Secord family, and centering on Niagara-on-the-Lake and the War of 1812.