Featuring “a typical Betty Burton heroine . . . Strong, independent,” this historical saga chronicles a woman’s rise from her impoverished circumstances (Dorset Echo). A heart-wrenching and powerful coming of age story set in ...
In this “carefully considered, subtle and observant” wartime saga, a young English woman travels to Spain to help in the war effort and finds romance(The Sunday Times). In the powerful sequel to The Girl Now Leaving, Betty Burton takes her...
From a British novelist acclaimed for her strong heroines and “good writing” filled with “human insight,” a woman spies for the Allied forces during WWII (The Irish Press). One woman’s passionate courage during World War II Wh...
Two women, two lives, two very different fates. Josephine is one of the very few female journalists in Victorian England -- not a job for a respectable young woman. Her chosen path is far from easy but she's determined and courageous. Harriet is co...
BOOK DESCRIPTION Rags are the story about a male chimpanzee/monkey found in the jungle and brought back to the city. He becomes the pet of a girl named Janie, who spends most of her time training Rags. Mishaps occur due to the mischievous nature of R...
The changing lives of three women as their men are sent away to fightEveryone remembered the summer of ’39 as golden and strange. Golden because it was the driest on record; strange because people were burrowing holes and roofing them with iron. Wa...
In this coming-of-age novel, “a treasure trove of good writing and human insight” three friends grapple with romance and women’s suffrage during WWI (The Irish Press). From the author of the Lu Wilmott series, a stunning saga...
In southern England at the end of the eighteenth century, Judeth Nugent grows up on her mother's farm, becomes aware of the social injustice, inequality, and petty tyranny around her, and struggles to achieve independence...