When her father comes home from sea and sets up as a carrier at the Liverpool Docks, Patsy dreams of being a family again. But he is killed in an accident, and Patsy must keep the business going...

Born into a humble mining community, Rhianon and Sabrina Webster live with their stern father, both planning very different futures. Edwin dotes on his youngest daughter, beautiful, flighty...

Twins Tanwen and Donna Evans are as different as chalk and cheese. Tanwen is pretty, a bubbly extrovert – but selfish and as sharp as a needle. Donna is plain, placid and shy, although...