It is 1943 and April Wilton is devastated when she is forced to leave Portsmouth and the WRENs where she has found friendship, fulfilment and love.
Rejected by her mother, and facing an uncertain future, she travels to Cliffehaven. However, she carries with her a secret, one that could change her life for ever.
Can the warmth and support of Peggy Reilly and those at Beach View Boarding heal the wounds of April's past, and bring her hope amid this time of turmoil?
It is 1943 and April Wilton is devastated when she is forced to leave Portsmouth and the WRENs where she has found friendship, fulfilment and love....
In defending herself against her brutal husband, 18 year-old Ruby Clark is forced to flee London. She has no idea where Cliffehaven is, or what she will find there, but she knows that she will never be able to return home again. At first it seems she's fallen on her feet. But when her host makes advances, Ruby is left homeless once more. Until Peggy Reilly welcomes her into the warmth of Beach View boarding house and Ruby dares to hope for a brighter future.
In defending herself against her brutal husband, 18 year-old Ruby Clark is forced to flee London. She has no idea where Cliffehaven is, or what she wi...
When 16-year-old Sally and her brother are evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. When they arrive is Cliffhaven, they are taken to live at the Beach View Boarding House. But then Florrie arrives, bringing disaster with her, and Sally is forced to work out where her true loyalties lie.
When 16-year-old Sally and her brother are evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. When they arrive is Cliff...
June 1940. Despite losing her mother at a young age and her father away on important war work, seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the close-knit community of Cliffhaven--until Italy sides with Germany and Rita's closest friends and neighbors are interned as enemies of the state. As war rages across Europe, Rita is more determined than ever to do her bit for the war effort. Although she is forced to give up her dream of joining the WAAF, she volunteers as a fire warden. When her own home is destroyed, Rita vows she will not lose spirit and throws herself into...
June 1940. Despite losing her mother at a young age and her father away on important war work, seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to t...
As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiance, Philip, behind. The long journey to England is fraught with danger, and Sarah and her sister Jane don't even know if their great-aunt is alive, let alone waiting for them. They arrive in Cliffehaven, on the south coast of England, and here Sarah must find work to support them both. When the Women's Timber Corps takes over the local estate, Sarah enlists as a lumberjill. But as time goes on and the news of events in Singapore worsen, Sarah fears she will never see Philip and her parents...
As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiance, Philip, behind. The long journey to England ...
The gripping new Second World War novel from the author of "All My Tomorrows." The gripping new Second World War novel from the author of "All My Tomorrows." Britain is at war and May Lynch loves the life she's leading as a newly qualified pilot and poster girl for the Air Transport Auxiliary. But with this attention comes jealousy, and she is now under a cloud of suspicion over a missing ring. She is ordered to make one last delivery of a bomber to an airfield on the south coast before she has to face a tribunal. But she's attacked by enemy fighter planes and crash-lands near...
The gripping new Second World War novel from the author of "All My Tomorrows." The gripping new Second World War novel from the author of "All My ...
After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father's diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast. Here, she finds work at the Kodak factory, sifting through the Airgraphs which are being sent from all over the world by the men and women in the armed forces.
After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father's diaries. Her search for the truth brings her ...