Forced to choose between her family and her heart, Nora decides to marry the man she loves – even if it means losing her sister. When the First World War breaks out, Nora must fight to hold her family together through the challenges and tragedies to come.
Torn between love and duty... Letty Bancroft longs to be married but her father has other ideas – he wants his daughter to stay at home and help run his East End shop. Heartbroken, Letty must remain unwed while her sweetheart goes off to fight in France.
From rags to riches... With the Armistice only a few months passed, times are hard for eighteen-year-old Geraldine Glover. When she meets Tony Hanford, the young and handsome... Læs mere
Will she ever be her soldier’s sweetheart?Jenny has been in love with the handsome and successful Matthew Ward since she was sixteen. Only she was too shy to make her feelings known.... Læs mere
Will she ever be anything more than an East End girl?Cissy Farmer longs to escape her life in London's Docklands where times are hard and money is tight.
But when a disgraced Amy is disowned by her parents and fiancé, Alice is the only person she can turn to…Forced to give up her life of luxury, Amy lodges with Alice’s friendly working class family.
After a childhood in poverty and leaving school to work at the age of thirteen, life is beginning to look up for Brenda Wilson. Freshly married to her handsome soldier husband, she... Læs mere
There’s no escape from the effects of war... It’s June 1914 and young Connie Lovell should be helping with the war effort. Instead, she applies for a job at the London Herald, where... Læs mere
There, she catches the eye of the charming James Medway who sweeps her off her feet. But married life isn't a bed of roses, and when Jessie falls pregnant it quickly becomes clear that James is far from the doting husband she'd hoped for.