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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.

The Brooklands Girls is the second title in the Maitland trilogy by bestselling author Margaret Dickinson.

Following the disastrous floods of 1953, Ella Hilton is compelled to live at Brumbys Farm with her grandmother, Esther, and is soon acutely aware of the mysteries surrounding her familys past. As Ella grows up and falls in love herself, the story of three generations of womenEsther, Kate and Ella, comes full circle and history seems destined to repeat itself in tragedy...

A page-turning story full of heart by Margaret Dickinson, the 'Queen of Saga' (Daily Express)

A matter of honour. A sense of duty. A time for courage.

A story of love and survival set in the cotton mills of Derbyshire

Love blossoms under the storm clouds of warEmily Ryan has gone up in the world since her arrival in Sheffield. Brought there by her mother's ambitious schemes for her brother, Josh, she had found work as a buffer girl polishing cutlery for the city's famous trade. With the help of a friend, Nell, Emily eventually set up her own buffing business employing those with whom she had once worked. Married to Thomas Trippet - 'Trip' to his friends - they plan to build a life together, but when Lucy, Nell's daughter, disappears it seems that the menace from the past is never very far away. Trip is now a partner with his half-brother in the Trippet family's cutlery manufacturing business, but their success is threatened by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Can Emily keep their family and friends safe from the shadow of unemployment?And then comes the threat of another war . . .

Kathy Burton has had enough of bully of a father and has decided to leave her family's farm for the city. After a bit of luck she is able to get job in a department store where she soon fall for Tony Kendall the store's ladies man manager. With war coming, they decide to marry and the only thing standing in the way is Tony's mother. A woman who vow to let no woman to marry her son.

Romantic saga set in Lincolnshire around the First World War.

Isaac Pendleton, Master of the workhouse, rules the lives of all those within its walls but when Sarah becomes his latest mistress, Meg is disgusted. Her loyal friend, Jake, born and bred in the workhouse, has a maturity and understanding beyond his years.

Emma Forrest has waited three long years to welcome home the man she loves from the horror of the trenches, but now her father’s bitter feud with Jamie Metcalfe’s family threatens everything she has dreamed of. Knowing that Harry Forrest will go to his grave wishing she were a boy and now, devastated by Jamie’s coldness, Emma clings resolutely to the memory of her beloved grandfather, Charlie, and his hopes for the mill he built he his own hands. Somehow, in spite of all Harry’s scheming and the disastrous marriage she finds herself in as a result, Emma will make sure that the mill has a future – with a Forrest at the helm…

Two families. Divided by war. United by love.

The story delves into Lynwood's emotional turmoil as he grapples with the unexpected return of Caroline, a figure from his past. This twist ignites a complex interplay of memories and unresolved feelings, forcing Lynwood to confront his lingering attachments and the implications of her reappearance in his life. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

Fueled by a deep-seated anger towards his father's family, Evan Smithson struggles to balance his quest for vengeance with his responsibilities as a father. His tumultuous relationship with his daughter, Carried, highlights the emotional toll of his obsession, as she grapples with the mysteries of their family history. As Evan's past continues to haunt him, the story delves into themes of legacy, identity, and the impact of unresolved conflicts on future generations.

The first volume in the popular Abbeyford Trilogy from the author of Fairfield Hall and The Clippie Girls

Maddie Marcová, ktorú ako nemluvňa našli pred bránou sirotinca, nachádza po rokoch útrap domov na malej farme, v domácnosti Franka Brackenburyho. Čaká ju ťažká práca, no Maddie s nadšením privíta šancu na to, aby začala nový život. Keď sa do nej zaľúbi farmárov syn Michael, jej šťastie je úplné a nemôže ho prekaziť ani nepochopiteľné nepriateľstvo ich gazdinej. Prichádza však tuhá zima, ktorá prinesie na farmu skazu a ohrozí živobytie Brackenburyovcov. Zdá sa, že všetko je stratené, no Maddie dostane nápad, ktorý by ich mohol zachrániť pred chudobou. Lenže potom zistí, že je tehotná... Odvtedy sa na pokojnej farme začne odohrávať nevšedná dráma, ktorá úplne zmení život každého jej obyvateľa.

Príbeh o láske a osude od bestsellerovej autorky historických ság Margaret Dickinson. V Lincolnshire Wolds je rok 1910. Mladá Rosie Waterhousová žije so svojím otcom Samom, ktorý je dobre známy ako miestny pytliak, v chalupe na panstve Thornsby. To patrí drsnému a nemilosrdnému mužovi, ktorý je odhodlaný zariadiť, aby sa jeho jediný syn Byron dobre oženil a priniesol mu dediča. Rosie sa rýchlo naučí triky remesla svojho otca a keď načierno chytá ryby v potoku na panstve, zoznámi sa s Byronom. Počas najbližších mesiacov sa ďalej v tajnosti stretávajú a, ako sa ich priateľstvo prehlbuje, prídu na to, že napriek ich veľmi rozdielnym pôvodom je ich osudom, aby boli spolu. Keď sa o ich pute dozvie Byronov otec, spraví všetko preto, aby sa uistil, že sa už nikdy nestretnú. Ako roky plynú, hrozba vojny sa stane realitou. Sam sa zapletie do tragickej nehody, ktorá ovplyvní jeho aj Rosin život viac, než by si ktokoľvek z nich dokázal predstaviť. Život v Thornsby už nikdy nebude ako predtým... Podarí sa Rosie nájsť šťastie, po ktorom tak túži?