September 1942 Having done her duty as an ATS girl Lance Corporal Ruth Cox is moving on to new chall..

Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father Michael always too easy with his fists after..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

March 1941. After Flo Butterworth loses everything in Manchester's Christmas Blitz she decides to le..

Prudence Dudley was a woman who appeared to have everything: an undeniably attractive woman who had ..

December 1938. Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolu..

Cece is gifted a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't want a cottage or to go to Scotland...

York 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm...

It was a wartime white wedding but it was not a love match. Annie Cooper married George McCabe for o..

Kenna arrives in Sydney to surprise her best friend shocked to hear she's going to marry a guy she's..

Ireland 1851. After enduring years of the devastating potato famine Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. To..

Cambridgeshire - 1941_x000D_As the war rages on in Europe it brings untold heartache to the Talbot f..

Helen Bygrove is managing the hotel now that her husband has been conscripted. Against all expectati..

October 1940. When VAD nurse Evie narrowly escapes being killed in an air raid during the London Bli..

1942. Working in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub isn't fulfilling 19-year-old Trix..

London 1950Peggy Ronoscki is happily settling into life running her guesthouse on Mulberry Lane surr..

1851. After her husband saved her from a life of prostitution Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a hou..

Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau Lorcan ..

The prequel to the million-copy bestseller A Woman of Substance where high on the Yorkshire moors th..

For ten years Delia has had to fend for herself and her son Jack and as a young unmarried mother lif..

With Mulberry Lane's favourite pub The Pig & Whistle undergoing renovation proprietors Peggy and Abl..

In Western Australia Sarah chuckles as she describes her final will and testament - which will throw..

Halifax 1876. On the death of her mother and sister Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and ..

July 1936. After an unexpected heartbreak and a nasty accident on a busy Liverpool street Lara Flynn..

Tammy and her mother Grace are desperate to escape Tammy's violent bully of a father. But when an un..

Missing home Rachel seizes the opportunity to train as a district nurse in a village near Rochdale e..

1850. Beatrix is just 18 when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Upon meeting her futu..

Devon 1918. When Jessie Hale loses her nursing job she leaves London to become the nurse maid to the..

Cambridgeshire - March 1939As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe the Talbot family of rural..

Anna and Will have been passing in and out of each other's lives since they were just kids._x000D_No..

Bridget Kittrick headstrong and independent is ready to show her worth when she's left in charge of ..

Sep McGilby always said that Emily Kennedy had a happy face. And at 16 Emily had a lot to be glad ab..

1944 the darkest days of the war. Trixie and Vi are back in Gosport and doing their bit to help Brit..

John Emmerson was a lonely man. He had a wife a son friends but he was isolated from all the people ..

Liverpool 1901. The Tempest family is barely able to put food on the table. When Florrie falls ill w..

Liverpool 1941. After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool she is m..

Australia 1853. Settled in the colony Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family an..

As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool only friendship and community can keep the women of Weav..

When tragedy strikes Libby Gilbert is left homeless and destitute fending for herself on the capital..

Join the Marsh family again as they spend Christmas with Millie and Jeremy at Chateau Dumont. It's a..

There were plenty around Fellburn who said Maggie Rowan was as plain as a pikestaff a woman consumed..

June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland living comfortably at the grand Down..

Liverpool 1847. At 17 Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings and the one who must tak..

Kent 1814. Molly Dawson now a respectable married woman lives with her husband and three daughters o..

Gosport 1941. The Bluebird Girls - Rainey Bird Bea Herron and Ivy Sparrow - are on their way to star..

Since escaping his family’s notoriety in Australia Will Kidd has been content to live the life of ..

As war approaches Alice Edith and Marg fear for the safety of their families while trying to decide ..

The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford.The second book in th..

The war is over but peace hasn't quite settled between newly-reunited sisters Babs and Beth. Tilly a..

The Great War is over and Millie is ready to leave her loving family home and be a wife to Jeremy. B..

1853. In the serene countryside of rural Yorkshire Caroline and Trixie's unbreakable bond forged ami..

When Molly Holden’s husband Thomas is convicted of being a Luddite on the word of a secret informe..

After falling pregnant unexpectedly 16-year-old Catrin is devastated when her neglectful father send..

High above the river stood the small terrace of miners' cottages known as Fenwick Houses. And here d..

Lancashire 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies it seems that Elinor Pendleton finall..

To outsiders Dr Paul Higgins' life appeared to be happy and contented. Everyone had a good word for ..

Sally Harper is busy juggling running London's Oxford Street Store Harpers and looking after her bea..

As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935 Frankie Redfern is unusual. But she's content..

Her name was Hannah Boyle but to the people of the village she would always be 'The Girl' - Matthew ..

A young family has to relocate from the countryside to Hull looking for work. They find somewhere to..

When Kate Mitchell was offered the job of part-time secretary at Tor-Fret a lonely old house on the ..

Hull 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When during ..

Liverpool 1942. Though they may be posted miles apart Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronge..

In the brooding north country hills a man and a woman fought for the passion they felt for each othe..

1879: Shipwrecked off the west coast of Australia Louisa Reynolds is aided by an aboriginal girl and..

Cliffehaven 1944. Peggy Reilly is enjoying a rare moment alone in the garden of her Beach View Board..

An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream but not so for Paula. She's happy and secure in Wes..

The hedonism of London in the roaring twenties is a world away from Annabel Tarleton's ordinary coun..

Yorkshire Dales 1850. As a terrible storm rages Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed you..

Liverpool 1940. When war comes to Britain Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby seize the opportunity t..

On the day that her youngest child leaves home Alice Hatton discovers two disturbing truths in a mat..

In the mid-1850s life for an orphan was grim as Kirsten MacGregor discovered when her parents died s..

Norfolk 1944. Phylly is a Land Girl on Catchetts Farm. She and her friend Gracie are doing their bit..

Lancashire 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name and a brave step towards a happier life. Sudde..

1938. As England awaits the outbreak of war Juliet Winterton journeys from the Mediterranean to the ..

At the end of Hawthorn Close there is a charming park which boasts two magnificent magnolia trees an..

The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels from A Woman o..

Liverpool 1940. As the Luftwaffe turns its attention to Liverpool Shane Quinn decides to move his fa..

1864. Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband Beatrix and her three children are fi..

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

Rainey Bird Ivy Sparrow and Bea Herron all love to sing. For Rainey music has been a solace during t..

Someone had once told Emma Molinero the daughter of an itinerant carnival performer that she was mad..

Lancashire 1930s. When her mother dies leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's iden..

Life changes for the Palin children when Mam dies and it’s up to twelve-year-old Sally to take her..

Can both sisters find happiness when one marries for love and the other for money…Sisters Mary and..

1944. With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London Bessie Rushbrook agrees to give shelter to eight-yea..

Lizzie is an orphan living with her Aunt Annie Uncle Perce and two boy cousins within a stone's thro..