England 1941. Dedicated local vet Laura cares for the farm animals of the little village of Bramble ..

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Fin..

Summer 1916. Despite the misery of war in the air some things in the small hamlet of Strawbridge rem..

Liverpool 1847. At 17 Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings and the one who must tak..

Glasgow 1943. After becoming pregnant out of wedlock only to find out her betrothed was already marr..

Liverpool 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings not old enough to bring in a wage to ..

Manchester 1940. By day Betty works cheerfully with her best friend Sally now the manager of the sal..

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

Helen Bygrove is managing the hotel now that her husband has been conscripted. Against all expectati..

In the mid-1850s life for an orphan was grim as Kirsten MacGregor discovered when her parents died s..

Manchester 1940: the minute war was declared best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home gu..

When World War II breaks out Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the h..

At the end of Hawthorn Close there is a charming park which boasts two magnificent magnolia trees an..

Manchester 1944. Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy s..

Her name was Hannah Boyle but to the people of the village she would always be 'The Girl' - Matthew ..