A tale of love and family troubles set in London, 1899 - Gertrude Melrose is attractive, intelligent and has a loving family; her only concern is her brother Edward, who seems intent on gambling away
London, 1920 - The three Bentley children are used to fending for themselves while their widowed mother works nights at a factory to make ends meet. Then one morning their mother fails to appear for b
In the tumultuous spring of 1968 a young English woman, Rose, travels from London to the United States to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold. In her suitcase are a polka dot dress and a one-way
London, 1920 - The three Bentley children are used to fending for themselves while their widowed mother works nights at a factory to make ends meet. Then one morning their mother fails to appear for b
The new novel from a much-loved storyteller - 1919, London’s East End.? Robert Hunter is eagerly awaiting the return of his father from the war. Next door, Ruth Cooper’s family are also preparing to w
After a traumatic past, life finally seems to be looking up for Hanna Foster. But war is on its way . . . London, 1938. Hanna and Jack Foster had been sent to an orphanage when their parents were kil
A tale of love and family troubles set in London, 1899 - Gertrude Melrose is attractive, intelligent, with a loving family; her only concern is for her brother Edward, who seems intent on squandering
After false starts in teaching and social work, Melda Hayley finds her mission in fostering the damaged children of her fellow black settlers in a deeply racist Britain in the 1950s.But though Melda f
Juno and Hannah is a remarkable novella, the New Zealand landscape comes to life as it reflects the journey of the sisters with its bounty of beauty and resources but also with its scars, wrought duri
Can a married couple and two sporty dogs live happily ever after in a double bed? How can super spirited dogs be safely restrained? And, most importantly, might energetic puppies be the true secret to
A novel which follows the narrator, a film-maker, through the process of writing a script. As the script progresses her life begins to take on elements from the script, and with the central motif of h
A spellbinding saga of family, trust, secrets . . . and love Hampshire 1850. Beth Langton has been running her large family estate for nine months now, after the death of her father. Under the watchf
This book brings back to life in rich detail the Afro-Guyanese village community of the author's childhood, where there were old people who had been slaves as children and Africa was not forgotten. It
