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Reviewed by Emma Crowley Celina has given up hope of ever leaving Auschwitz. Only memories of her beloved husband Noah keep her sane—her chi...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Grete always longed to be a mother, but it never happened for her so, as the clouds of war gather over Europe, she’...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley San Francisco, 1893: When Maggie O’Halloran steps off the train in California, she knows she must be brave for her...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley After heartbreak turned her world upside down, Imogen was forced to leave her nursing job and the life she had buil...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Single mother Jane can’t believe it when an invitation to Bonnie Bay falls from the pages of a book: the Scottish v...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Vivi arrives in Madrid, she is captivated by its heat and colour, a world away from the grey of her life as a ...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Provence, 1919. When Elodie Sinclair is sent from Boston to a glamorous finishing school for socialites in training...

 Reviewed by Emma Crowley The villagers of Thimblebury know that midwife Zoe Padbury loves babies and now that she’s settled at Hilltop Farm...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley The Balhennie family raised their six daughters on the Isle of Skye amongst early breakfast services and fully book...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Chicago, 1892: Maggie O’Halloran knows she is lucky to have escaped New York City with her life, after a notorious...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Tara Hourihan’s mother receives a letter informing her she’s inherited a house down south in Roone Bay, Tara s...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley A world away from the wealth and comfort of her family home, lord’s daughter Betony Styles has come to love her new...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  A Summer in Suffolk could be just what she needs… When Tilly heads to the river in Willowell, Suffolk, to scatter ...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Single and in a dead-end job, Kate feels hope spring when an anonymous invitation falls from the pages of a book. N...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  Manhattan, 1953. Francesca feels smothered by lace as she tries on wedding dresses in an uptown boutique. Can she ...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley She thought their love story was over.  The world had other plans... When Magnolia Jones finds her daughter's t...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley New York City, 1891: Stepping off the boat she boarded in Ireland, Maggie O’Halloran’s heart is filled with hope f...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Naomi Demetriou has survived three years behind the walls of Auschwitz. Torn apart from her family, every breath co...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  We regret to inform you of the passing of your great-aunt, Matilda Hartley. As the sole beneficiary of her estate,...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  Paris, 1944. Stepping under the dim glow of the streetlamp, Jewish orphan Josette tightens her coat and adjusts he...