Margaret Dickinson Knihy

An enthralling story of love, rivalry and courage

A powerful family saga set during World War I, from the bestselling author of The Buffer Girls

A spellbinding story of loyalty, hardship, courage and love set in the early 1900s Lincolnshire countryside. From the top ten bestselling queen of saga, Margaret Dickinson.

A captivating story of family, hardship and love set in early 1900s Derbyshire, from Sunday Times bestseller Margaret Dickinson.

No Greater Love is a powerful, heartwarming family drama set in Derbyshire around WW1, from bestselling author and Queen of the Saga, Margaret Dickinson. A troubled family. A young woman seeking refuge . . . Derbyshire, 1904. After a family tragedy and a broken engagement dramatically alter her circumstances, Lady Elizabeth Ingham seeks employment by training to be a nanny. Known only as Lizzie, she secures a post at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor to care for a four-year-old boy, Charlie Spendlove, who badly needs her kindness and understanding. When Lizzie arrives at the manor, she is appalled at Charlie's condition. He is a little wild thing; his hair is a tangled mass of ringlets, and he does not speak but screams and kicks most of the time. The family and staff are at their wits' end and no one expects Lizzie to stay long. But with patience and love, Lizzie soon brings a change and the attitude of the staff towards her alters. As Charlie gradually improves, Lizzie begins to feel at home at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor, and new love enters her life when she meets James, the master of the house's brother. But as the First World War looms and young men from the village begin to enlist - can Lizzie's new-found happiness withstand the hardships of war?

It is 1926 and soon to be parted from her home, family and most of all her beloved Danny, Kate Hilton is devastated when she is sent away to boarding school. When she learns that she and Danny can never marry, she finds unexpected release with the outbreak of war and becomes a driver in the WAAF.

Charlotte is an only child, reared by a brutal father who cannot forgive her for not being the son he desires. Loved by most that she meets, Charlotte has a gift for friendship, and it is her work as a Sunday School teacher that gives her hope - and an escape from home. When Charlotte meets Miles Thornton, she is instantly drawn to him. He is new to the area and a widower, with three lovely young sons to look after but the one thing he has longed for is a daughter. As they grow to understand one another, it seems that Miles and Charlotte have more in common that meets the eye... Sweeping from the early 1920s through to the end of World War II, SONS AND DAUGHTERS is a compelling, traditional saga set against the Lincolnshire landscape that Margaret Dickinson portrays so well.

Set in the 1940s, Wartime Friends is a tale of unbreakable bonds in times of strife, by Margaret Dickinson, the 'Queen of Saga' (Daily Express)

The Spitfire Sisters is the third book in Sunday Times besteller Margaret Dickinson's moving Maitland trilogy.

A page-turning saga from the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Margaret Dickinson.