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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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The first of Grace Thompson's charming and evocative post-War sagas, the Badgers Brook series Marie Masters has been happily married for nine years, when her once-loving husband Ivor suddenly turns to drink and gambling. As he becomes increasingly secretive, his behaviour starts to put their young family at risk. Marie feels she has to investigate. Soon finding that he is spending time at a rundown house named Badgers Brook, there's a lot about Ivor...
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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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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 enchant...
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Three girls go to war and find true friendship A spellbinding standalone saga from Grace Thompson set in World War II 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 home town. All three join the NAAFI, determined to do their bit against Hitler. Through...
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In the first Pendragon Island saga, the much-loved Grace Thompson takes us on a nostalgic trip to a beautiful Welsh seaside town - then uncovers its darkest secrets. Pendragon Island is the perfect place for holidays, with a stretch of clean golden sand and a glorious funfair nearby. Yet for one local family, the happy holiday atmosphere risks becoming a cruel joke, as the unusually-named Lewis Lewis's affair with close friend Nia Martin threatens...
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Every village has its secrets… the charming conclusion to the Valley sagas As 1954 draws to an end, the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creeping lethargy as the villagers stay in watching their new TV sets, instead of going out to enjoy each other's company. As usual, however, Nelly is busy keeping tabs on the villagers' comings and goings. There's Griff, whose thieving and dishonesty have long-lasting repercussions,...
8) Maisie's Way
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From the bestselling author of Wait Till Summer and The House by the Brook, the 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 at Montague Court,...
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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...
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A loving family is the greatest gift 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 her entire life, and they are certain to become engaged any day now. But war changes everything, and with Freddy and her brothers...
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The third in the Pendragon Island saga series, Unlocking the Past is a nostalgic and enchanting look at 1950s Britain. Poachers and dealmakers, the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law - but times are changing in Pendragon Island. As rationing finally draws to an end, the tight-knit community finds itself coming to terms with a new world in which social boundaries are being eroded and opportunities are growing for...
12) 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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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...
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Can she choose between family and love? Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte's shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he asked. Unable to leave her family to fend for themselves, Charlotte is constantly delaying her own happiness, and fears that Joe may soon move on. Then, as 1950 begins,...
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Even war won't stop her chasing her dream Shirley Downs has always known she was no ordinary girl. But when she enters and wins a singing contest, she begins to realise that her talent is really something special. However, it is 1941, and a career on the stage comes second place to rationing and bomb threats. Nevertheless, Shirley is determined to succeed, and no-one will get in her way... Waiting for Yesterday is the third of the Holidays at Home...
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Beautiful, rich, and popular: the Weston Girls seem to have it all... until they fall in love with the wrong men. The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaughters. But Joan and Megan - confident and eligible though they are - regularly set tongues wagging with their outrageous behavior. Their grandmother Gladys decides she must organize a party to find them suitable husbands - and that's when...
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A delightful post-war saga set in a charming Welsh town The little Welsh village of Hen Carw Parc – the old deer park – seems to be an island of rural tranquility. But the inhabitants are a lively and varied community – and none more so than Nelly Luke, the cheerful Cockney widow who for many years has made the ramshackle cottage on the village outskirts her cosy, if unconventional, home. Although her eccentric lifestyle is the despair of her...
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Family rivalries and bitter disputes set a once-peaceful town alight in the fifth of Grace Thompson's well-loved Pendragon Island sagas 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 realised. His sister Margaret, however, has her own plans for their inheritance...
19) 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 the...
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The outside world is coming to the Welsh valleys… The small South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace, a gentle backwater where the rhythms of life flow at a time-honoured pace. But times are changing and, although Nelly Luke and the older villagers stick resolutely to tradition, the younger ones have caught tantalising glimpses of a world beyond their quiet valley. For ambitious Fay Cartwright the lure of a career strains her...
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