Grace Thompson

Can a young woman overcome the tension between her work and home? 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 of this bitterness? How will it affect Meriel?s prospects?...

Ruth has looked after her brothers for ten years since their parents died. But the arrival of a determined sister-in-law makes change inevitable and Ruth struggles to understand her role.

Valentina's mother had always made it clear that her brother, Michael, was the favourite child. So when she gets the opportunity to leave for London, she grabs it. But 1970s London is still a man's world, and Valentina must learn to stand on her own and make for herself the life of which she dreams.

Badgers Brook once again provides sanctuary for a family in need ? As the Second World War ends, Sophie Daniels quits the WAAF with nowhere to go. She wanders around the country searching for a place where she can settle, living in bedsits, barns and small guesthouses in the meantime. Eventually she finds Badgers Brook, where she meets and befriends nine-year-old Bertie, neglected and running wild. The neighbours warm to her, the place is welcoming...