Haunted by the death of her sister, June Lavender takes a job at a Dr Barnardo’s orphanage. June couldn’t save Clara from their father’s violence, but perhaps she can help children whose lives have been torn apart by war.

When June bumps into Flight Lieutenant Murray Andrews on the bombed streets of Liverpool, the attraction is instant. But how can they think of love when war is tearing the world apart?

As winter closes in, & the war rages on, can June find the strength & courage to make a better life for herself & the children?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008238940
• Author: Molly Green
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 406
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm











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1952. With smog blanketing London, little Grace is in trouble. Her grandmother is dangerously ill but she doesn’t want Grace to tell anyone as she’s worried they will take her away. But with no money & their food supplies dwindling, what’s a little girl to do? Winnie Berry knows something is wrong when she catches Grace trying to steal some food. & she soon realises it won’t be long before Grace is alone in the world. The big-hearted owner of Battersea Tavern, Winnie has taken in more than her share of waifs & strays. But will this orphan child be more trouble than she’s worth? The fourth standalone saga in the beloved Battersea Tavern series, AN ORPHAN’S HOPE is impossible to put down. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398713697 • Author: Kitty Neale • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3 cm ...

Danny gets a terrible start in life & runs away from his drunken father when he thrashes him to within an inch of his life. 

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Alone & on the streets after their mother ends up in hospital, Charlie has promised his little sister Maisie he’ll never let

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Two orphans must battle heartache & despair...

Jonny has had a bad start in life & has been taken in by a neighbour

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Yorkshire is the place Lana has always called home, but it’s now filled with painful memories of her fiancé, Dickie, who was killed at sea.

When she accepts the challenging position of headmistress at a school in Liverpool, she hopes a new beginning will help to mend her broken heart.

Not everyone at Bingham School is happy about her arrival but Lana throws herself into the role, teaching children from the local village & the nearby Dr Barnardo’s orphanage.

She thrives in her work, but soon finds herself falling for a man who she would once have considered the enemy – & is torn between what she knows is right, & taking a risk that might see her lose everything.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008239008
• Author: Molly Green
• Publisher: Avon
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 422
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm













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In 1350 the people of Cambridge are struggling to overcome the effects of the Black Death. Bands of outlaws roam the land & the high death rate among priests & monks has left the people vulnerable to sinister cults that have grown up in the wake of the plague. At Michaelhouse Matthew Bartholomew is training new physicians to replace those who died of the pestilence. When the body of a friar is found in the massive chest where the University stores its most precious documents, Bartholomew is dragged away from his teaching to investigate. But the friar's is not the only unexplained death in town. Almost by chance Bartholomew stumbles across a derelict church, abandoned since its congregation were decimated by the plague. It is now the meeting place for a mysterious sect which holds its followers in terror, & which Bartholomew believes to be at the very heart of an astonishing web of blackmail & deceit aimed to overthrow the established religion. ...

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