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.
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.