Item category 1: Family Saga

In the impoverished area of Nechells in Birmingham in the 1930s, young Emma Brown's life is turned upside down when her mother, Cynthia, has another baby.

This is a moving and heartwarming saga from the author of 'The Bells of Bournville Green' and 'Chocolate Girls'.

When Livia, Ella and Maggie Angel discover their father had an affair many years ago, which resulted in the birth of a baby girl, they are determined to find their half-sister, and their search begins in the local work-house. Mercy, however, is not so sure she wants to be found.

Addy and Prue Fairweather live with Nell, their widowed mother, in a flat above her shop. Giles Frobisher and his twin sister, Gillian, live in a crumbling mansion near the sea in Devon. This novel tells how they all meet and romance blossoms.

Servant girl Betsy McBride thinks she has as much right as any girl to set her cap at Tom Brodie, the most dashing young man in the district. When her master asks her to help out the Brodie family she jumps at the chance to get a bit closer to him.

The Second World War has brought with it many changes to the lives of the Searles family. So, with the war making time more precious than ever and only a gold-digging mother-in-law to advise them, Emily and her siblings are all in danger of making rash decisions that don't bode well for their fut...

When 15-year-old Lily Hayes loses her mother, she is sent from London to live with her estranged father in the wilds of Dartmoor. In a remote cottage, Lily struggles to adjust to her new life with the dour Sidney Latham. But as his gruff manner slowly thaws, Lily learns some of the secrets of her...

On the day of her father's funeral, Harriet's gran tells her that Joyce, the woman she has always called Mam, isn't her real mother after all. Her emotions in turmoil, Harriet discovers a streak of rebellion that puts into jeopardy everything she holds dear. Can she come back from the brink or wi...

Bullied by everyone around her for years, 15 year-old Mavis Jackson is devastated when her only ally, her father Ron, leaves home to beat his gambling addiction. Forced to walk the streets in search of junk to sell, the future seems bleak until an unexpected fairy godmother arrives.

Trixie Jackson's life has become a living hell. When her mother is involved in a tragic accident & dies, Trixie & her younger sister Cilla are left at the mercy of their bullying father. All too quickly he brings his mistress Daisy into the house.