Item category 1: Family Saga

12 year-old Eliza Bragg has known little in life but the cold, comfortless banks of the Thames. Her only comfort is the love and protection of her older brother, Bart. But Bart id forced to flee when he accidentally kills a man. Alone and at the mercy of her cruel uncle, Eliza realises that her v...

The story begins in the Highlands at the turn of the 20th century as the wife of the wild gypsy Rory Stewart dies giving birth to their second son. Years later, during a winter storm, the Stewart boys save another travelling family and Bruar, the elder, falls in love with the spirited Megan.

After the death of her mother, Mollie Barnes was lucky to be taken in by her Aunt Rose, even if her Aunt has never hidden her resentment towards her. But when she finds out the real truth about her parentage, Mollie decides she deserves a better life and sets out to get it, whatever the cost.

Summoned home from her post as a lady's maid to attend her beloved mother's sickbed, Tamsin Hardy's homecoming is even more eventful than she had feared.

Meet the Boyd family and the empty nest - whilst Matthew and Rosa struggle to adapt to life on their own, Ben is preparing to leave the nest for the first time. Mother Edie is distraught, but father Russell is looking forward to getting his wife back after decades of family life.

The Morans are a working-class family struggling to rise above poverty. The Thackreys are a powerful family who run the local bank. They form an improbable yet ultimately enduring friendship. Swept up in a dramatic chain of events, the lives of the two families are changed forever.

Ellen Dawson is glad when the Great War ends, but sad because she can't bear to go back into service again after working as a driver and mechanic in London. But she is forced by her mother's illness to accept her old position as housemaid, and her stepfather will stop at nothing to get her under ...

Set during World War Two, this title tells two love stories, those of Nan and Carrie. Nan meets Charles, a gauche, young airman at a dance. Despite his inability to dance, Nan is captivated. It is the war which seems to end any hope for them. Meanwhile, Carrie starts an affair following an encoun...

When John Mitchell and his family inherit a large estate in Cornwall, they move in from their comfortable living in Whitby. But whilst Cornwall presents an idyllic life, there is opposition in the form of the powerful Gainsford family - and the union of Abigail Mitchell and Luke Gainsford does li...