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BRISTOL 1943 and life for the Tobacco Girls isn't getting any
easier...Bridget Milligan has donned a uniform and joined the
nursing services where she becomes intrigued with the miracles of
modern medicine. She's also torn between family loyalty, her new
career and Lyndon O'Neill, the love of her life. Is it too
impossible to hope that everything will come out right in the end?
Phyllis Harvey is still serving in Malta where she sees the
casualties of war first hand. Finally it seems like Phyllis is
blessed with true in love, but fate can sometimes be a rocky road
and nothing is that certain. Maisie Miles is left holding the home
front at the tobacco factory but with the sudden death of her
grandmother finds herself once more alone in the world. However,
thanks to a substantial inheritance, she is able to extend a
helping hand to a friend in desperate need. There are tears and
laughter, goodbyes and new arrivals along with the hope that new
beginnings are not far over the horizon. Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A
gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie
Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and
friendship and a must-read for all saga fans.' Jean Fullerton
'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent
with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as
relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an
exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than
Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller
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A heartbreaking, enduring and masterfully told story set in the
battlefields of the First World War from the international number
one bestselling author Lesley Pearse War threatens to take all she
has loved and lived for . . . On the outbreak of war, Belle
Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of
northern France. But Belle knows she cannot stand idly by when so
many are sacrificing their lives. Volunteering to help battlefield
wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver.
There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a
man from her past she's never quite forgotten. Torn between
forbidden passion, loyalty and love, Belle is caught in an
impossible situation. Will she succumb to the dark forces of this
most brutal of wars? Or will fate intervene and finally lead her to
lasting happiness? _________ 'Pearse will pull your heartstrings'
Sun 'Characters it is impossible not to care about' Daily Mail 'An
addictive tear-jerker with characters you'll adore, laugh with and
cry for' Bella 'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best
'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home
A heart-warming visit to the village of Burracombe where, whatever
life might throw at you - strangers, surprises, love, change - you
can always rely upon your neighbours and friends. Devon, 1954. The
villagers of Burracombe pull together to help each other through
the tough times but now it's summer, and a time to celebrate love
and new life. Even so, there are still a few surprises to come...
At Burracombe Barton, Hilary Napier is doing her best to keep the
estate ticking along, all the while longing for a man she cannot
have. She welcomes help from young Patsy Shillabeer - but Patsy is
more headstrong than she first appears, and there's trouble
brewing. And all is not well in the village school, where a strict
new teacher appears to be making the lives of the little ones a
misery. And almost everyone is missing their beloved teacher
Stella, still in hospital after the accident that nearly killed
her. As the first crocuses bring colour and the promise of change
back to Burracombe, the villagers help each other through the
hardships. For, while the course of true love never did run smooth
for anyone, in Burracombe there are weddings to plan and it won't
be long before everyone in this very special village comes together
in a joyful celebration of love, life and the things that matter
most.
The Brooklands Girls is the heartfelt sequel to The Poppy Girls from Margaret Dickinson, the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author.
It is the early 1920s and the Maitland family are still coming to terms with the aftermath of the Great War. After her brave work as an ambulance driver and nurse close to the Front, Pips is restless and without purpose. Determined to enjoy life after the years of misery, and to help her forget a broken love affair, she seeks excitement in the London parties and balls of the Roaring Twenties. No family or community escaped the ravages of this war, and Pips knows her own has its share of troubles. Her brother, Robert, returned injured and is now battling demons of his own. Struggling to find a purpose in life, he is convinced his career as a doctor is over. It is Pips's young niece, Daisy, on whom the family dotes, who brings them joy and hope for the future. But when faces from the past reappear, Pips is posed with a dilemma.
Can she ever trust a man's promises and allow herself to love again?
Heartache and hardship in London's East End, from the bestselling
author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street Kathy Cole, is a
determined young woman. She refuses to stay at home with her
bitter, drunken father and is instead determined to do her bit for
the men in the Great War by training to be a nurse. While in
training, she meets up with a face from the past - Tom O'Rourke -
now a doctor with many responsibilities. He doesn't initially take
much notice of the young, innocent Kathy and she knows it's wrong
to think of Tom as anything other than a friend, especially as
she's promised to Billy Ryan back home in the East End. However,
Kathy and Tom find themselves thrown together and, like so many
other young couples during the war, they become closer than they
should. But when the war is finally over, Kathy makes a
life-changing decision about her future, believing it to be the
only possible solution...with disastrous effects.
The Poppy Girls is the first title in The Maitland Trilogy, by
bestselling author Margaret Dickinson. Even amidst the horror of
the trenches, friendship will survive . . . Thwarted in her desire
to become a doctor like her brother Robert, Pips Maitland rebels
against her mother's wishes that she settle down and raise
children. However, when Robert brings home a friend from medical
school, Giles Kendall, it seems perhaps Pips might fall in love
with an acceptable suitor after all. But the year is 1914 and the
future is uncertain. Hearing that her father's friend, Dr John
Hazelwood, is forming a flying ambulance corps to take to the front
lines, Pips is determined to become one of its nurses and asks
Alice Dawson, her maid, to go with her. Robert and Giles offer
their services as doctors, and Alice's brother William joins them
as a stretcher bearer. Nothing could have prepared them for the
horrific sights they encounter. Moving their unit close to the
fighting to offer first aid as quickly as possible puts them all in
constant danger. But even amidst the barrage of shelling and
gunfire, the unending stream of injured being brought to their
post, the love between Pips and Giles survives and blossoms just
like the poppies of Flanders fields. Fans of Dilly Court and Rosie
Goodwin will love The Poppy Girls. Continue the story of the
Maitland family with The Brooklands Girls.
Brighter Days Ahead is a moving story set against the backdrop of
the Second World War, from Mary Wood, the author of In Their
Mother's Footsteps. War pulled them apart, but can it bring them
back together? Molly lives with her repugnant father, who has
betrayed her many times. From a young age, living on the streets of
London's East End, she has seen the harsh realities of life . . .
When she's kidnapped by a gang and forced into their underworld,
her future seems bleak. Flo spent her early years in an orphanage,
and is about to turn her hand to teacher training. When a kindly
teacher at her school approaches her about a job at Bletchley Park,
it could be everything she never knew she wanted. Will the girls'
friendship be enough to weather the hard times ahead?
THE ELEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES
Sunderland, 1944 As the promise of victory draws closer, this
Christmas will surely be one to remember. It should be a magical
time for Dorothy, who has just been proposed to by her sweetheart
Toby. But with each day that passes, Dorothy's feelings for someone
else are growing stronger. Now she has an impossible choice to
make. Gloria is thrilled that her sweetheart Jack is finally home
after more than two years away. But his past is continuing to catch
up with them both - creating untold heartache for Gloria and
everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile Helen must contend with the
fall-out of a shocking family secret that has repercussions for all
the Shipyard Girls, while holding out hope for her own happy
ending... Can a little festive magic help them win the day?
___________________________________________ Praise for Nancy
Revell: 'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the
heart!' Northern Echo 'Stirring and heartfelt storytelling'
Peterborough Evening Telegraph 'Emotional and gripping' Take a
Break
Her wedding day should have been the happiest day of Mavis
Kendricks' life. Marrying handsome Sam, the youngest of the Farley
boys, means joining the Farley clan, and there's nothing Mavis has
ever wanted more than a family of her own. But the appearance of an
unexpected guest ruins everything... and brings back painful
memories Mavis would rather forget. It's not long before the
war-torn streets of South Shields are buzzing with rumours. One of
the biscuit factory girls, funny little Mavis has always been a bit
of a mystery. As far as anyone can remember, Mavis and her twin
Arthur have been orphans. So who was the grand old lady at the
wedding? How do the twins own their own house? And just what is
Mavis hiding? On the Sixteen Streets, nothing stays a secret for
long... The third in the heart-warming, heart-wrenching and utterly
charming Biscuit Factory Girl series, A Wedding for the Biscuit
Factory Girls is perfect for fans of Daisy Styles, Jenny Holmes and
Elaine Everest.
In the turmoil and confusion of London's East End between the wars,
young Nelly Kelly soon learns that life may never match her
expectations. Forced to keep house for her charming, yet
autocratic, father, Nelly toils in a sweatshop to keep her family
clothed and fed. But though life is hard, Nelly still has
friendship, dancing and her early dreams to cling to. Dreams which
slowly crumble as marriage, the war and a lost baby are followed by
the heartache of a lost love. Fortune may crush her proud spirit
but when faced with a crisis which will test her courage to the
limit, no tragedy can change Nelly Kelly's determination to be her
own woman.
A Winter Love Song is a heartwarming and moving story of survival
and love from bestselling author Rita Bradshaw. Bonnie Lindsay is
born into a travelling fair community in the north-east in 1918,
and when her mother dies just months later, Bonnie's beloved father
becomes everything to her. Then at the tender age of ten years old,
disaster strikes. Heartbroken, Bonnie's left at the mercy of her
embittered grandmother and her lecherous step-grandfather. Five
years later, the events of one terrible night cause Bonnie to flee
to London where she starts to earn her living as a singer. She
changes her name and cuts all links with the past. Time passes.
Bonnie falls in love, but just when she dares to hope for a rosy
future, WW2 is declared. She does her bit for the war effort,
singing for the troops and travelling to Burma to boost morale, but
heartache and pain are just around the corner, and she begins to
ask herself if she will ever find happiness again?
A moving Yorkshire saga, Daughter of the Dales is the much
anticipated finale in Diane Allen's Windfell Manor Trilogy. The
death of the family matriarch, Charlotte Atkinson, at Windfell
Manor casts a long shadow over Charlotte's husband Archie and her
two children, Isabelle and Danny. With big shoes to fill, Isabelle
takes over the running of Atkinson's department store but her pride
- and heart - is tested when her husband James brings scandal upon
the family and the Atkinson reputation. Danny's wife Harriet is
still struggling to deal with the death of their first two children
- a death she blames Isabelle for. But Danny himself is grappling
with his own demons when a stranger in town brings to light a
long-forgotten secret from his past. Meanwhile, Danny and Harriet's
daughter Rosie has fallen under the spell of local stable boy,
Ethan. But will he stand by her or will he cause her heartache? And
can Isabelle restore the Atkinson reputation and her friendship
with Harriet, to unite the family once more?
The world is at war, and women are working, often behind the
scenes, in areas from nursing to espionage. And despite their many
successes, these are the women the men don't see. Unimaginable
danger creeps ever closer to Miss Lily and her loved ones . . .
Amid the decadence and instability of Berlin in the 1920s, a band
of women must unite to save all that is precious to them. With her
dangerous past behind her, Australian heiress Sophie Higgs lives in
quiet comfort as the Countess of Shillings, until Hannelore,
Princess of Arneburg, charms the Prince of Wales. He orders Sophie,
Nigel - and Miss Lily - to investigate the mysterious politician
Hannelore believes is the only man who can save Europe from another
devastating war. His name is Adolf Hitler. As unimaginable peril
threatens to destroy countries and tear families apart, Sophie must
face Goering's Brownshirt Nazi thugs, blackmail, and the many
possible faces of love. And then the man she once adored and
thought was lost reappears, and Sophie will be confronted by the
girl intent on killing the mother who betrayed her family in the
war: Miss Lily. The third book in the Miss Lily series, The Lily in
the Snow is a story filled with secrets that also explores the
strength of friendship and the changing face of women in this new
Europe.
Sufficient Sacrifice is the mesmerizing culmination of two
competing forces in the life and lineage of one man who gave his
all to save his child. Simon Hagan's life has been portrayed over
several decades in Annette Valentine's novels Eastbound From
Flagstaff and Down to the Potter's House. In Sufficient Sacrifice,
he bears the burden of responsibility to give his child, Alexandra,
the foundational strength she needs to navigate the bumpy road of
her youthful years and the proverbial wings she needs to fly
against the winds of young adulthood. With the goal of Sufficient
Sacrifice elevating the power of a father's love for his child, the
story poses the question of whether Simon's influence has
diminished over time or been compromised by the eroding push of a
determined woman. Simon, however, makes the necessary sacrifices
and having given all he had to give, Sufficient Sacrifice uniquely
portrays his stunning and triumphant victory over Alexandra's
confusion and rebellion. The results land her on higher ground,
enabling her to be more than conqueror.
Wiltshire, December 1915. Olivia Hanbury is widowed and has been
persuaded by her cousin Donald to move in with his meek little wife
while he is serving in France. When he's wounded, he returns home
to convalesce. Tensions rise between him and lively Olivia. Her
friend Babs involves her in starting the new Women's Institutes and
introduces her to Alex, an antiques dealer. Meanwhile, Phoebe
Latimer is holding the fort at Greyladies, an ancient manor house,
while her husband is away at war. But someone is attempting to rid
Greyladies of the German internees based there. Their nasty tricks
put Phoebe's life and that of her unborn child at risk. A chance
meeting brings Olivia to Greyladies, and she feels as though she's
finally come home. Alex joins her there. Will these three help one
another through these troubled times? Or will violent men destroy
Greyladies and all it stands for?
Some battles will be fought on the Homefront...The war has had a
devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young Charlie Sweet,
lost at sea, presumed dead and bombs falling on nearby Bristol.
Still there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the form of Mary
Sweet's upcoming wedding to her Canadian beau. But even that has
failed to rouse their father from his grief. But in London a baby
has been found in a bombed out house, sheltered in the arms of his
dead mother. A child to make life worth living again... Discover
the gripping, heartfelt second instalment in Lizzie Lane's
bestselling Sweet Sisters trilogy. Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A
gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie
Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and
friendship and a must-read for all saga fans.' Jean Fullerton
'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent
with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as
relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an
exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than
Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller
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