In the autumn of 1942 fifteen year old Ruby is collected from her aunt's guesthouse by her grandfath..

Spring 1919. WW1 might be over but the inhabitants of Dorcalon in the Welsh Valleys still feel the p..

Coming up 16 Tilly Trotter is different from the other girls in her village. Tall for her age and co..

The Second World War is finally over when Lola Brown meets Harry Riggs at a dance. It is love at fir..

It is 1919 and Liverpool has been devastated by World War I. Sons husbands and fathers have been los..

The Broadhursts were a mining family and to outsiders they appeared to be happy loyal and united. Bu..

Lancashire 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married and her youngest following his dreams of becom..

The Llewelyn family's livelihood largely depends on the ferry run by Siona Llewelyn the kindly yet r..

Her wedding day should have been the happiest day of Mavis Kendricks' life. Marrying handsome Sam th..

It's August 1917 and WW1 continues to take a toll. The villagers of Dorcalon try to keep hope alive;..

High above the river stood the small terrace of miners' cottages known as Fenwick Houses. And here d..

In Western Australia Sarah chuckles as she describes her final will and testament - which will throw..

January 1945. Spring is in the air. And so is victory. . .Wedding bells are ringing at long last for..

May 1940.There are new residents at Goodwill House - WAAF drivers Camilla 'Millie' Cunningham and Di..

Liverpool 1953.January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation year as the mothers of Reck..