Item category 1: Family Saga

May, 1914. Nestled in Sussex, the Summerhayes mansion seems the perfect country idyll. But a long-running feud between the Summers and their neighbour, Lady Summers' brother, threatens the calm. And with tensions in Europe deepening, it seems that Summerhayes' peaceful days are numbered.

Daisy Driscoll is working as a qualified Sister in Brighton. The war may be over, but her heart is in turmoil. Abandoned in childhood and haunted by the experience of her first marriage, she no longer trusts anyone. Convinced the roots of her identity lie in India, and desperate to find the truth...

1938: Daisy Driscoll has been raised in an orphanage and is now struggling to make ends meet by working in London. At the outset of war, Daisy meets Gerald Mortimer and falls in love, believing that finally she has found someone of her very own. Gerald is a cavalry subaltern in the Indian Army an...

1938: Daisy Driscoll has been raised in an orphanage and is now struggling to make ends meet by working in London. At the outset of war, Daisy meets Gerald Mortimer and falls in love, believing that finally she has found someone of her very own. Gerald is a cavalry subaltern in the Indian Army an...

As a nurse in the rubble-strewn East End of London, Daisy Driscoll is a first-hand witness to the trauma of the Second World War. The blare of guns and bombs in the dark empty streets of London are now the soundtrack to her life. All she can do during the Blitz is to protect herself - and do her ...

London, 1941. Daisy Driscoll has only just fallen asleep after a gruelling day on the ward when a hammering on the door wakes her. The Home Sister shouts for the nurses to come down immediately. Through the blur of sleep, Daisy hears the unmistakable drone of the siren and planes in the distance....

Brighton, March 1948. After a hectic day on the ward, Daisy Driscoll is happily relaxing in her small cottage. Despite the war being over, the aftermath still casts its shadow over the country and the days aren’t without their hardships.Then there’s a knock at the door that changes everything. Sh...

Bombay, 1938. Growing up in the misery of the orphanage, then as a girl in service in the West End, Daisy Driscoll never dreamed that her wedding day would be like this. She stands in the heat of the April sun, her best dress clinging to her skin and the suitcase by her side her only possession. ...

Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as...

When Alice Verinder's beloved sister Lydia goes missing, Alice boards the Orient Express bound for Topkapi Palace in Constantinople, determined to find her. Lydia was governess to the Sultan's young children and though her letters spoke of exotic delights and welcoming hosts, the reception Alice ...