A powerful story about the bond of sisterhood and how it can triumph against any adversity, from the Sunday Times bestselling author Val Wood. Hull, 1852. Matty has had to care for her three younger sisters ever since their mother's death ten years ago.
With only his determination, Mikey makes his way to London to seek a better life for his family. Overlooking their initial differences, the two come to rely on each other and, when the time comes to return to Hull, they face the long walk home together.
Hull, 1874. The beautiful, mysterious Jewel Newmarch, adopted as a baby, turns heads wherever she goes - her exotic looks point to her origins far away from the streets of Hull.
Gradually she learns the true reasons behind Noah’s desire to marry her – and realises that the only person she finds real companionship with is the person she can’t possibly be with .
1850: Beatrix Fawcett is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little... Læs mere
When Lucy’s parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little girl – to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son.
After her devious husband Billy tries to sell her at a wife sale, Lily Fowler finds herself alone, frightened and pregnant on the streets of Hull. Running out of options when even the... Læs mere
Rather than stay – and starve – in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything she’s... Læs mere
When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for New York, they hope to begin a new life in the freedom of the newly-formed United States of... Læs mere
Harriet and Fletcher Tuke have worked hard to raise their children well. Daniel, the eldest son, has always accepted that his birth father died soon after he was born, and Fletcher... Læs mere
Scarborough, 1880Jeannie spends her days watching the harbour girls and waiting for Ethan Wharton to come in on his father's fishing smack. She longs for the simpler times of her past,... Læs mere
An orphaned child from an island on the east coast of Yorkshire grows up to discover the secrets and tragedies of her past.