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Freda Lightfoot
Will she lose everything she's worked so hard for?The Second World War may be over, but the war in Polly Pride's home is only just beginning, and it will test…
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Can true love conquer all?Sisters Bette Tredinnick and Sara Marrack live quiet lives, content with the comings and goings of their small Cornish hometown. But when hundreds of US Marines…
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She will keep her head held high, no matter what...
Polly Pride's life is falling apart. Her husband has lost his job, there's no money coming in, and she has…
Freda Lightfoot (Author)
The Lake District, 1908. It seems as though Livia, Ella and Maggie Angel lead a charmed life on a large country estate. But since the death of their mother, their…
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Freda is one of the UK’s biggest selling saga authors and has a huge following of devoted fans eager to read her new books
Rosie Belsfield feels as if her life has ended when she is rejected from Ellis Island and put on the next boat back to England, leaving her family behind. But…
Second novel at Allison & Busby continuing the store of the Angel sisters from this hugely popular author
It’s the Lake District, 1908. To all appearances, Livia, Ella and Maggie Angel lead a privileged life in a large country estate, with seemingly little to disturb their happiness, but…
After a tumultuous past, the future is finally looking rosy for the Angel sisters. Livia is set to marry handsome Jack Flint to while her sisters are contentedly living at…
San Francisco, 1904. Georgia Briscoe is betrothed to dazzling businessman Drew Kemp. But Drew’s charm is only skin-deep, and his gambling and penchant for women soon rise to the surface…
After her mother’s suicide, Abbie Myers returns home to the Lake District with her young child-and no wedding ring. Estranged from her turbulent family for many years, Abbie is heartbroken…
It is 1936 and Spain is on the brink of civil war. Across Europe, young men are enlisting in the International Brigade to free their Spanish brethren from the grip…
Beautiful and talented actress, poet and fashion icon, Mary Robinson was one of the most famous women of her time - yet she died virtually penniless, her reputation in ruins…
When tragedy strikes, she must find a new path…Lily Thorpe is spirited, ambitious and desperate to escape the poverty of her Lake District home, and marry her secret sweetheart Dick…
She must decide if her childhood sweetheart is worth the struggle…Alena Townsen is in love with Rob and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. But he…
Against the backdrop of the theatre, a real life drama plays out…After fleeing from a marriage arranged by her ambitious mother, Katherine throws herself into an acting career, but a…
War puts their friendship to the test, but can they unite against their true enemy?It’s 1942 and Gracie is eager to do her bit for the war effort. She joins…
An old secret is about to be uncovered…Daisy is devastated when her lover, Percy, abandons her. All alone, Daisy is forced by her own mother to give up her baby…
In 1950s Manchester, folk are just emerging from the shadow of the war. Dena loves her Saturday job at the market cafe, and her ready smile makes her a universal…
Perfect for fans of Lyn Andrews and Josephine Cox. A heartwarming saga set against the backdrop of Manchester’s Champion Street Market
There were never such devoted sisters…Things are far from simple in the noisy, warm-hearted Bertalone family. Carmina is the quintessential extrovert with beaus flocking to her side like bees round…
More tales of the lively and varied stall-holders and customers of Manchesters Champion Street market
When her life is thrown into disarray, can she remember what matters most?Beth Brandon and her twin sister, Sarah, are polar opposites in every way, except in their love of…
As she struggles to find her feet with her work, new problems emerge... Meg Turner is finally doing the job she loves, but life as a sheep farmer proves tougher…
Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot is back with a heartwarming story of life after the war. The war may be over but their troubles are only just beginning
Finally, peace has been declared. Cathie hardly dares believe that Alex, the fiance she has not seen for nearly two years, is coming home. And, finally, life can begin again…
A mother and her two daughters navigate the heartache and dangers surrounding World War I.
Growing up in a poverty-stricken, fatherless household, Dorothy Jordan overcame her humble beginnings to become the most famous comic actress of her day. It was while performing on Drury Lane…
Beautiful and talented actress, poet and fashion icon, Mary Robinson was one of the most famous women of her time - yet she died virtually penniless, her reputation in ruins.
The second novel in the series set in Manchester’s Champion Street Market in 1950s
A heart warming saga set against the backdrop of Manchester’s Champion Street Market
Can she overcome her family's doubts to achieve her dream?Meg Turner has a hard life. She lives on a lonely farm in the Lake District and her only company is…
Her desire for love will have disastrous consequences...Lissa Turner has everything a girl could wish for. She's beautiful, intelligent and has a wonderful family in the picturesque Lake District. But…
Kate O'Connor is a single mother with a baby to support. So when the childless Tysons, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes…
As the Great War looms, will the women of Kendal rise to meet the challenge?After giving birth to her daughter, Kate O'Connor finds herself back in Poor House Lane with…
Can she ever find happiness? The Great War is over and Kate is ready to welcome back Eliot with open arms. But her husband is a changed man. Kate has…
Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she becomes involved with the new birth contol movement, Simeon is scandalised. He loses patience and banishes her from the…
Where there's a rulebook, there's a rebel...Ruby McBride has always been on the wrong side of authority. The grand opening of the Manchester Ship Canal is set to be a…
Manchester, 1940. They called it the Christmas Blitz but for Jess there was little Christmas cheer anyway. Things go from bad to worse when her feckless mother is imprisoned and…
Where there’s muck, there’s mettle…Dolly Tomkins has always known what it is to live hand to mouth. In the mean streets of a Salford struggling under the mantle of the…
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Una historia de esperanza y superacion del pasado.
Sometida al yugo de una madre dominante, Cecily ansia que su prometido vuelva de la Gran Guerra para dejar la casa familiar…
