Life on the Fifteen Streets was a continual struggle for survival. John O'Brien grew up in abject po..

Missing home Rachel seizes the opportunity to train as a district nurse in a village near Rochdale e..

On the day that her youngest child leaves home Alice Hatton discovers two disturbing truths in a mat..

Annabella LaGrange was the only child of a wealthy family owners of a glassworks in the North-East o..

Lancashire 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child he spends a few years travelling..

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Tho..

Annie Swinburn had killed a man - the killing was well-deserved for Francis Morton had been evil in ..

As war approaches Alice Edith and Marg fear for the safety of their families while trying to decide ..

Lake District 1942. Spring is in the air at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home. Beautiful Stella has bee..

As the war continues to keep her family far away Peggy Reilly must continue to look after her girls ..

Christmas time is fast approaching at Mary Vale and newcomer Libby is ready to start a fresh chapter..

Norfolk 1944. Phylly is a Land Girl on Catchetts Farm. She and her friend Gracie are doing their bit..

1943. After the heartache of the previous year Connie Baxter now appears to have everything a girl c..

It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her 18th birthday and said goodbye ..

When Nell Draper leaves the workhouse to care for the five-year-old son of Lord Eversham a wealthy l..