Grace Thompson
1) Maisie's Way
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Experience the lives and loves of the inhabitants of a charming Welsh village in this captivating fourth novel in the Pendragon Island saga series.
When Masie Vasey leaves her husband and brings her daughter to live on Pendragon Island, she causes unrest within more than one family. Underneath the happy surface of this Welsh seaside town, relationships can seem fragile and easily destroyed.
When Maisie comes to work for Edward Jenkins...
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What secrets are hidden in post-war Swansea?
The war is over, and life seems simple for Lydia: working at the Swansea market and waiting for her sweetheart, Glyn, to come home and marry her. But when Glyn returns, he leaves Lydia for another woman. Soon after, the mysterious Matthew reappears after sixteen years away. Is he a dangerous stranger, or the perfect cure for a broken heart?
Meanwhile, a body is found buried in the grounds of the castle,...
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Holidays at home volume 2
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A loving family proves to be the greatest gift in this delightful British wartime saga following Wait Till Summer, the Holidays at Home series debut.
In 1940, foreign travel is no longer feasible due to the War, so "holidays at home" enjoy a new lease of life, meaning business is booming for Piper's Café at St. David's Wells. However, not everyone in the family-run business is as happy as they seem.
Beth Castle has known Freddy Clements...
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Unraveling the past comes at a price ... Supporting her brother between his spells in prison costs Amanda Clifford more than money. She loses friends and always has to move. But he's the only family she's ever known. Until, that is, she's told that a great aunt has left her a cottage. The only catch: her brother isn't allowed to live there with her. Can she really leave him? When she befriends the cottage's current occupier, her hopes grow. This is...
5) Day Trippers
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Laughter lifts the spirits of those holding down the home front during World War II in this heartwarming novel from the author of Waiting for Yesterday.
St. David's Wells blossoms in the English tourist trade of the war years. The Castle family run the rides and stalls, struggling to manage without their absent sons, and amid tragedies and anxieties, there is time for what St. David's Wells does best-fun and laughter.
The fourth in Grace...
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The final instalment of Grace Thompson's celebrated Pendragon Island sagas Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married, but Mair, the daughter of the local police constable, does not seem to be the wisest choice. And anyway, she is far more interested in the secretive Carl Rees, who refuses to even be seen with her in public. Elsewhere in Pendragon Island, Jennie Francis has to rethink her life as she is forced to say...
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A captivating mystery from the bestselling and much-loved saga writer Grace Thompson
On the last day of her holiday, Rosemary Roberts meets an intriguing American in the foyer of her London hotel. By some extraordinary slice of fortune, Larry Madison-Jones is due to visit the tiny Welsh village where Rosemary lives. But how much of a coincidence is it really?
When Rosemary returns home, her life takes a sinister turn. As she gets closer to the enigmatic...
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When tragedy strikes, comfort comes from an unlikely place…
Christmas, 1940. As the festive season approaches in a small Welsh village, two friends, Patricia and Vanessa, fall for the same man. Vanessa will stop at nothing to win his affections, but it is Patricia who is successful in finding love.
Yet when tragedy strikes and Patricia has to piece her life back together, she throws herself into revitalising a traditional gelato business, and...
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The classic wartime sagas, now in a special omnibus edition
Read Grace Thompson's delightful Holidays at Home series, now in one volume!
These heartwarming sagas follow the inhabitants of St David's Wells, a small Welsh seaside town, charting the highs and lows they experience during the Second World War. From engagements to tragic accidents, ice-creams to utter deprivation, this bestselling series from the much-loved author Grace Thompson will...
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Three girls go to war and find true friendship in this Second World War saga from the popular author of the Holidays at Home and Pendragon Island series.
Ethel runs away from a violent father, a man so fierce he beat her fiancé senseless. Gorgeous Kate leaves her doting parents and their grocery store. Shy and sheltered Rosie, who has grown up with her grandmother, decides to escape her sleepy hometown.
All three join the NAAFI, determined...
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Family rivalries and bitter disputes set a once-peaceful town alight in the fifth book of the well-loved Pendragon Island sagas, following Maisie's Way.
Edward Jenkins has long dreamt of opening a sports shop in the small Welsh town of Pendragon Island. So, when Edward's parents pass away, leaving the Montague Court Hotel to their two children, he glimpses the possibility of his ambitions being realized. His sister Margaret, however, has her...
12) Street Parties
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As war rages, a husband's love becomes everything. With the war drawing to a close; St. David's Wells prepares to welcome the soldiers home. Everyone is looking forward to a new dawn. But Alice Castle is suspicious of a strange woman, Netta, who is taking an unhealthy interest in Alice's husband's return. Other well-loved characters from previous books in this series have their stories told as we take one last look at life in St David's Wells. Street...
13) Family Pride
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All's fair in love, war, and baking
A delightful standalone Grace Thompson saga set during World War II
Gilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street, in the same Welsh seaside town, is the rival bakery: Green's.
As Gilly's grandfather falls ill, and facing the outbreak of the Second World War, things look tough for the Jenkins. Amidst the hardship of war they face an unexpected tragedy.
Their feud with...
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The wonderfully atmospheric follow-up to The Posthorn Inn from bestselling saga writer Grace Thompson
On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must come together to battle against poverty and the Excise men.
But that's not all that goes on beneath the rugged cliffs, and it's the last thing on the mind of...
15) The Posthorn Inn
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A charming historical tale of smuggling, village gossip and romance on the rugged Welsh coast, perfect for fans of Poldark
The enigmatic Barrass delivers post in the village of Mumbles. He works long hours for little pay, and his home is a cold, damp lean-to. But half the young women in the village seem sweet on him, and indeed, three girls claim their babies are his.
Olwen, a local fisherman's daughter, seeks a way out of the drudgery and to prove...
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In an enthralling and heart-rending saga, Badgers Brook once again provides sanctuary for a family in need Married life hasn't been easy for Hope Murton -- her mother-in-law, Marjorie, is overbearing and critical, and Hope's husband, Ralph, refuses to stand up for himself. Eventually Hope persuades him to move out and to set up a new home at Badgers Brook with their small son, Davy. Soon they are beset by tragedy when a road accident leaves Ralph...
17) Valley Affairs
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A touching story of village life in the heart of Wales Nelly Luke is a Cockney born and bred, but after thirteen years in Hen Carw Parc, Dirty Nelly and her eccentric ways are as much part of village life as its most senior citizen, old Grandad Owen. But not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye on village goings-on, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends as the year 1954 opens in the tranquil Welsh valley. For the new year brings...
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An enthralling fourth trip to the house at Badgers Brook sees a young woman facing tension at home and in the office Meriel Evans has worked for her father's estate agency ever since she left school. While happy there, she knows she must carve a career of her own, so lands a job with Cwm Derw's Ace Estate Agency. Soon she discovers her new boss, George Dexter, dislikes her father intensely, though she cannot understand why. Just what is at the root...
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Badgers Brook: more than a home, a way of life. A timeless, emotional journey from a beloved writer, perfect for fans of Anna Jacobs and Freda Lightfoot. Marie Masters has been happily married for nine years, but she can't help but feel her once-loving husband Ivor is no longer the man she married. He's increasingly prone to drink and gambling, and has become strangely secretive. Worried that Ivor's behaviour is putting their growing family at risk,...
20) Unwise Promises
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Fifth in the much-loved classic World War II home front series, filled with warmth, heart, and nostalgia for an unforgettable time in our history.
To honor her promise, must she give up her dreams?
When Audrey Piper finally marries her sweetheart, Wilf Thomas, she begins to regret her promise to always help out at the Castle's family cafe. When her future dramatically changes, Audrey is even more determined to strike out on her own.
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