Margaret Graham Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

A compelling new series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey. When Evie Forbes starts as an assistant cook at Easterleigh Hall, she goes against her family's wishes. For ruthless Lord Brampton also owns the mine where Evie's father and brothers work and there is animosity between the two families. But Evie is determined to better herself. And her training at the hall offers her a way out of a life below stairs. Evie works hard and gains a valued place in the household. And her dream of running a small hotel grows ever closer. Then War is declared and all their lives are thrown into turmoil.

Kate Maxwell steht an einem Wendepunkt. Sie ist das strahlende, liebevolle Zentrum ihrer Familie, die von ihrem egoistischen Ehemann Peter dominiert wird. Als Kates geliebte Schwiegermutter stirbt und ihr unerwartet nicht nur die Mittel zur Flucht hinterlässt, sondern auch strenge Anweisungen, ist Kate in Aufruhr. Das Erbe von Barb ist mehr als nur finanzieller Natur. Die ältere Frau, klarsehend, direkt und mitfühlend, ist entschlossen, Kate ihr hart erkämpftes Verständnis für die Bedeutung eines selbstbestimmten Lebens zu vermitteln. Während Kate sich aufmacht, Barbs exzentrisches Vermächtnis zu erfüllen, erkennt sie, dass es ihre erste echte Chance auf Glück darstellt – doch wird sie den Mut haben, sie mit beiden Händen zu ergreifen?

Desperate to escape her loveless life on a Somerset farm, Deborah Morgan follows sheep farmer Patrick Prover, a veteran from Gallipoli, to Australia in 1922. At first Deborah relishes her new life and love, but soon discovers she was chosen not for love but for her strength.

A compelling and moving novel of life in war-torn 1950s Northumberland and London.In the mid-1950s, Britain looks forward to a prosperous future. And Annie Manon has come home to the North-east to keep a promise.Annie is eager to start a new life for her family, and with her fledgling fashion business, she looks forward to providing work for the women of Wassingham.But not everything is rosy. As well as her painful wartime memories, Annie must cope with an accident that cripples her husband and she must deal with the increasingly unreasonable behaviour of their daughter Sarah.When Sarah leaves home for London, Annie is torn between love for her only child and the need to keep her promise to her community...