Emmaline has always understood that, as the eldest of four daughters, she must marry, but it seems that no proposals are going to come her way. Until, at a crowded ball, Julius makes his way to...

When Kitty is invited to stay with her friend Partita at Bauders Castle her mother sees it as an undreamed-of opportunity for her daughter to escape from the dark presence of her notorious...

The latest novel from the highly-acclaimed and bestselling author of, amongst others, 'Summertime', 'The Season', 'Debutantes', 'The Nightingale Sings' and 'Daughters of Eden'.

When...

Hope Merriott has always thought of herself as truly blessed; her three daughters bring her much joy.

But when Hope’s fourth daughter arrives, her birth coincides with the failure of...

When Alexandra Stamford’s father remarries, she is no longer wanted at home. Alexandra is forced to become a maid-of-all-work for a Mrs Smithers, who lives in Deanford. Alexandra is determined...

Before the Second World War breaks out, Chevrons, the idyllic country house where the Garlands have lived for centuries, has already been touched by events in Europe. To the horror of her family,...

This tells the often hilarious story of two middle-aged women, Pat and Sam, intent on fleeing hearth and home for a blissful, family-free fortnight of drawing and cooking classes - only to end up...