She's bound by her duty to her family Forced to leave school at the age of 14, young Rose Sharpe's dreams of independence are ruined by her domineering father and constantly ailing mother. It falls to Rose to bring up her young sister and run the household, with little thanks from either of her parents. Instead she watches as her best friend heads off for her first job, romance, and adventure. But just as Rose has almost given up hope of more than a life of drudgery, she realizes she has an admirer of her own. Previously published as When Morning Comes by Una Horne.
She's bound by her duty to her family Forced to leave school at the age of 14, young Rose Sharpe's dreams of independence are ruined by her...
An evocative and compelling saga, spanning the late 1930s and 1940s
Taken in by her grandparents to ease the pressure on her poverty-stricken family, Katie Benfield knows she's one of the lucky ones. Even so, she dreams of a better life and of pursuing a nursing career. Despite many hardships, Katie achieves her goal, but tragedy strikes Winton Colliery and both her grandfather and Katie's childhood sweetheart Billy are killed in a mining accident. Shocked and distraught, Katie finds herself vulnerable to the advances of the owner of the mine, Matthew Hamilton, a married man...
An evocative and compelling saga, spanning the late 1930s and 1940s
Taken in by her grandparents to ease the pressure on her poverty-s...
Torn between love and duty... Following a disastrous marriage to a miner, Karen has devoted herself to a nursing career. Rising to the challenge of caring for the wounded soldiers returning home from World War I, she has resigned herself to putting her vocation before any hope of a romantic life. However, she finds herself drawn to handsome, troubled Patrick Murphy. But Patrick is also a Catholic priest. Dare Karen risk scandal and her position by falling for the one man she cannot have?
Torn between love and duty... Following a disastrous marriage to a miner, Karen has devoted herself to a nursing career. Rising to the chal...
A family torn apart. A daughter's courage... When Elizabeth and her four sibling are orphaned, she and her brother are sent to a children's home; their younger sisters into foster care. Life in the home is hard, but she is determined to look after her brother and make a better life for them both. Working as a nurse gives her a purpose, but she risks everything by falling for wounded officer Jack Benson. Far above her in wealth and station, Elizabeth cannot marry him, and she risks losing her nursing place if there is any hint of impropriety about her conduct. Then Elizabeth learns...
A family torn apart. A daughter's courage... When Elizabeth and her four sibling are orphaned, she and her brother are sent to a children's...
When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone. She finds work in a local factory, and cheap lodgings. However, when Molly rejects her new landlord's advances, his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft and thrown in prison. As the prospect of war grows ever close, Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle, trying to find anyone willing to overlook her scandalous past.
War, tragedy, and a shameful secret...
When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone. She finds ...
Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family... Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance.
Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves ...
