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A spirited novel of love and revenge from a hugely popular author.

Kitty Clegg has always accepted the hard work in her job as a kitchen maid at the Manor Farm. But now, at sixteen, she seizes the chance to go up in the world and to become a lady's maid.Handsome Jack Thorndyke has more than once held Kitty's adoring gaze. As he prepares his gleaming threshing machine for its winter work, he finally asks her to be his chosen Harvest Nell when the last of the golden Lincolnshire corn is cut.Carried away by her ...

Emma Forrest has waited three long years to welcome home the man she loves from the horror of the trenches, but now her father's bitter feud with Jamie Metcalfe's family threatens everything she has dreamed of. Knowing that Harry Forrest will go to his grave wishing she were a boy and now, devastated by Jamie's coldness, Emma clings resolutely to the memory of her beloved grandfather, Charlie, and his hopes for the mill he built with his own h...

Queen of Saga' Daily ExpressThe sequel to Margaret Dickinson's top ten bestseller The Buffer GirlsEmily Ryan has gone up in the world since her arrival in Sheffield. Brought there by her mother's ambitious schemes for her brother, Josh, she had found work as a buffer girl polishing cutlery for the city's famous trade. With the help of a friend, Nell, Emily eventually set up her own buffing business employing those with whom she had once worked...

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Lincolnshire, 1926. Kate Hilton is devastated when she is sent away to boarding school by her mother. It means she will be separated from her childhood sweetheart, Danny. But the enforced distance between them just makes Kate even more determined to marry her first love. It isn't until she is eighteen, and finally told the bitter truth about her family's past, that Kate realizes that she and Danny can never be together. Torn apart by the revel...

Lincolnshire, 1910. Shunned by her own family, Esther Everatt walks through the night to Sam Brumby's farm, seeking the chance to earn her keep. Reluctantly, the old man takes her on.Able to work alongside any man, Esther soon earns Sam's grudging respect and affection, and at last feels she has found a home she can call her own. But her peace and security are cruelly shattered when old Sam dies. As a woman, she has no right to inherit the lea...

There are some things which even the closest friendship cannot survive . . . Neighbours Edie Kelsey and Lil Horton have been friends for over twenty years, sharing the joys and sorrows of their tough lives as the wives of fishermen in Grimsby. So it came as no surprise that their children were close and that Edie's son, Frank, and Lil's daughter, Irene, fell in love and married at a young age. But the declaration of war in 1939 changes everyth...

It is 1920 in the Derbyshire dales. The Ryan family are adjusting to life now that the war is over. Walter has returned home a broken man and so it falls to his son and daughter, Josh and Emily, to keep the family business going.The Ryan children grew up with Amy Clark, daughter of the village blacksmith, and Thomas 'Trip' Trippett, whose father owns a cutlery manufacturing company in Sheffield. The four are still close and as romance blossoms...

A young girl stands alone in the cobbled marketplace of a small Lincolnshire town, bedraggled and very afraid. People rush by, not one of them pausing to help her, until kindly farmer Eddie Appleyard takes the time to comfort the lost figure, discovering her name is Anna.In a moment of generosity, Eddie offers her a home, much to the displeasure of his formidable wife, Bertha. Anna's arrival will change their lives, Eddie's, Bertha's and even ...

Eveleen Hardcastle loves her life on Pear Tree Farm in Lincolnshire with her parents, Mary and Walter. Although the work is hard, the attentions of Stephen Dunsmore - the son of the Hardcastles' employer - provide her with a welcome distraction. But her mother Mary's disapproval of the unsuitable match drives the young lovers to meet in secret. And Eveleen pays a cruel price for deception when her father is found dead from a heart attack. Th...

Christmas Fireside Stories is a delightful festive collection of short stories that includes delicious Christmas recipes recommended by the authors as well as extracts from Pan Macmillan's favourite saga novels. Christmas at Briar Farm by Diane AllenChristmas preparations are in full swing at Briar farm as the Bainbridge family get ready for a traditional 1960s Christmas - with all the trimmings.Kate's Miracle by Rita BradshawIts Christmas 19...

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Written by the Kenwood Ladies Pond Association, this is full of favourite walks with a dip in London and the south east, all accessible by train. Includes secret lakes, river meadows and sandy seaside beaches, as well as intriguing anecdotes and first person prose. 100 colour photos and 28 maps.