Lancashire 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child he spends a few years travelling..

“She's not worth more than tuppence that child!” Those are the words that haunt Sadie Linthorpe...

June 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London determined to overturn both crown and church. ..

It's 1964. England has shaken off its post-war gloom and the world is full of possibilities. Best fr..

Liverpool 1939. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee her violent stepfather in the midd..

Ardnish 1944. On his deathbed Donald John Gillies sends for a priest to hear his last confession. Wa..

Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children during the summer holidays so she accepts a com..

Cornwall 1891. Talented painter Edith Fairchild is poised to begin a life of newlywed bliss and arti..

After her husband dies Cara no longer wishes to live in their London home. On impulse she sells it a..

Manchester 1922. Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage pe..

A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. Smuggler Guy Lunt is missing his forme..

A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. James Pattinson was best known for his..

It is Christmas 1937 when sisters Rowan and Thea travel from London to Scotland to visit their dying..

The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silen..

Precious Ramotswe that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of 'traditional build' is well-known ..