1943. After the heartache of the previous year Connie Baxter now appears to have everything a girl c..

A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that 17-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even wit..

Lancashire 1930s. When her mother dies leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's iden..

1915. After the recent dramatic events at the Post Office's Home Depot Milly Woods is looking forwar..

Mary Jenkins has every reason to be proud; from humble beginnings she has risen to become the overse..

Manchester 1867. Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married in..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

When Mara Gregory receives a letter from the father whom she believed to have died when she was a ch..

December 1938. Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolu..

1938. Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled but deep down she is ..

1944. With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London Bessie Rushbrook agrees to give shelter to eight-yea..

As a small child Nellie Peace was always dreaming but sensed her mother’s rejection. Abandoned and..

West Yorkshire 1914. Newly married to Noah Jackson Beth is happily content working on her family's m..

White Waltham 1943. As Italy surrenders and victory looms on the horizon Ellie's doing what she does..

Australia 1853. Settled in the colony Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family an..