Anna Jacobs
Author
Series
The Greyladies Trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
1900. The death of her father forces Harriet out of her home to escape the advances of her stepbrother, the rule of her stepmother, and into service at Dalton House. Over time Harriet develops a friendship with the Dalton's crippled son Joseph but her life is changed completely when she inherits Greyladies, a haunted house.
Author
Series
Wiltshire Girls volume 3
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
1910. Sisters Mattie, Nell and Renie all managed to escape their oppressive and bullying father, but now separated, the girls must draw upon their strength and courage to build new lives for themselves.
Author
Series
Rivenshaw volume 1
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
1945 - the war in Europe is over. Most women can't wait for their men to return, but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Judith Crossley fears having her husband back in the house. He'd grown into a bully and a drunkard, and on the occasions he'd come home from leave, he'd hit her. He wasn't a good father either - when their eldest daughter Kitty won a prestigious scholarship to the private girls' grammar school, Doug had tried to stop her...
Author
Series
Honeyfield volume 1
Publisher
Allison & Busby Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
1901, Wiltshire: Kathleen's family are determined to force her into marriage with a violent man. In desperation she runs away and finds what consolation she can for her lost dreams. Then tragedy strikes and Kathleen seeks refuge at Honeyfield House, where a charitable bequest has created a hiding place for families in trouble. Nathan fought in the Great War, and is now using his gift for finding lost people as a detective. Taking on the job of finding...
Author
Series
Honeyfield volume 2
Publisher
Allison & Busby Limited
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Bella's fiance is killed during the First World War. Rather than receiving sympathy in her grief, Bella is scorned at Philip's funeral by the family she had hoped to join. Even her own mother says no good ever came of a woman trying to marry someone so different. With no one to turn to, Bella throws herself into war work and moves away from home. But a lawyer tracks her down as she's been left something in Phillip's will. The inheritance brings new...
Author
Series
Wiltshire Girls volume 2
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In the sequel to 'Cherry Tree Lane', Nell the second Willitt sister, leaves her brutal father and moves with new husband Cliff to Lancashire. But Nell's happiness is short-lived and when tragedy strikes, Nell, mad with grief, runs away.
Author
Series
Trader volume 5
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
When Fergus Deagan's wife dies, leaving him to care for their small children, he doesn't know how to manage. He's always been envious of his older brother Bram's good fortune but now he reluctantly knows he needs his help, and sets off with his family for Western Australia. When he gets there, he finds that the problems with Bram's ice-making venture are threatening to ruin his brother. Can Fergus help find a solution and make amends with Bram at...
Author
Series
Blake Sisters volume 1
Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
New pbk. ed.
Language
English
Description
Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their father, and not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire, the mills fall silent and there is no work. There is a stark choice, stay and risk starvation or pack up and begin again elsewhere.
10) One quiet woman
Author
Series
Ellindale volume 1
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A new Lancashire-based series, this is a heartwarming saga following the strong and resilient women living in this post-war region, from the bestselling author.
Author
Series
Rivenshaw volume 2
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
1945 - the war in Europe is over. Most women can't wait for their men to return, but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Judith Crossley fears having her husband back in the house.
Author
Series
The Greyladies Trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Olivia Hanbury's work brings her to Greyladies, where she meets Phoebe, who seems to be the owner. She loves the old house on sight and becomes friendly with Phoebe. But not everyone approves of what Olivia is doing and she makes enemies as well as friends. Will she manage to make a life for herself in her new home in Wiltshire or will her family and those who don't approve of her work stop her?
Author
Series
Rivenshaw volume 3
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
After a stray bomb scored a direct hit on his childhood home in Hertfordshire, the only thing that has kept Francis Brady going while he works salvaging what he can from the rubble is the thought that soon he'll be joining war-time friends Mayne, Daniel and Victor as electrician in their new building firm in Lancashire. But Mayne isn't answering any of his letters, Francis' wife is having a change of heart about moving up north - and her parents seem...
15) Salem Street
Author
Series
The Gibson family volume 1
Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Banished from her home by a jealous stepmother, Annie Gibson finds work in a doctor's household where she learns about the fascinating world outside Salem Street. When her childhood sweetheart asks her to marry him she thinks her dreams are coming true, but then she becomes pregnant.
16) Cherry Tree Lane
Author
Series
Wiltshire Girls volume 1
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
For Mattie Willit, caught in a thunderstorm running away from her bullying stepfather, rescue comes in the form of Jacob Kemble, a widowed farmer living with his two young children. As Jacob nurses Mattie back to health, the two come to know and love each other. Meanwhile, wealthy and elderly Miss Emily Newington needs their help.
17) Ridge Hill
Author
Series
The Gibson Family volume 3
Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
18) Hallam Square
Author
Series
The Gibson Family volume 4
Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
This 19th century saga set in the Lancashire mill town of Bilsden tells the story of Annie Hallam. She has at last found complete hapiness with her husband Frederick and their three children, but life is never simple and worries are imminent.
19) Spinners Lake
Author
Series
The Gibson Family volume 5
Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
20) Tomorrow's path
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
As a longstanding fan of bestselling author Jivan Childering, aspiring young novelist Jessica Lord is dismayed on encountering the man himself to find him aloof, arrogant, and stand-offish. But, some months later, many thousands of miles away in Western Australia, Jessica's path is destined to cross with Jivan's once more - and she begins to see a different side to this talented yet reserved and private man.