In 1921, eight ash trees were planted as a memorial to the men from the village who were killed in World War One. Now the Ashgrove is under threat from developers, and the village is torn between the need for more housing and the wish to preserve the...
When Pam Smith finally plucks up the courage to escape from her loveless and abusive marriage, she sets in train a course of events that will not only irrevocably change her life, but disrupt the lives of her ex-husband, shady antiques dealer, Roger,...
THE RUNAWAY FAMILY was previously published as EVIL ON THE WIND.
From bestselling author Diney Costeloe, a gritty drama about a mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War Two Germany.
Germany 193...
A gripping story of love, death and danger in Nazi-occupied France from the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children.
When Adelaide Anson-Gravetty finds out her father is not the man who raised her, she is both shocked and intrigued. De...
Gritty, heartrending and unputdownable â€" the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II.
Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother ...
Dartmouth Circle is quiet, exclusive—and that’s just the way its residents want it to stay. Especially queen bee and arch busybody Sheila Colby. When she hears that the house next door to her has been bought for a student and four f...
1921: in the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in World War I. On a dark and chilly night, a ninth tree appears. Who planted it and why? And who was "the unknown soldier" for whom it is...
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THROWAWAY CHILDREN.
A man murders his wife and goes on the run. In the most dangerous decision of her life, a lonely young mother takes pity on him and offers him refuge.
The man is Jimmy Randa...
A heart-wrenching story from the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children.
Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed...
An unputdownable drama from the bestselling author of The Girl With No Name.
Wynsdown, 1949. In the small Somerset village of Wynsdown, Charlotte Shepherd is happily married and now feels settled in her adopted home after arriving from Ger...
A new emotional and gritty drama from the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children.
After her mother's death, twenty-year-old Sophie Ross is left orphaned, with only her erstwhile nursemaid and faithful friend, Hannah for company. ...
Heart-stopping and gripping, this classic Diney Costeloe story shows the courage of one family in the face of great danger.
Nineteenth-century Paris is in flames, houses ransacked, streets barricaded. Most people are fleeing the ravaged ci...
Paris, 1871. A lost child. A family divided. The bitter backdrop of war. A heart-stopping and gripping tale of endurance for fans of historical fiction.
The St Clair family have returned home after the war, seeking refuge in Paris. But the...
Two girls in 19th-century rural France.
Annette works below stairs. Hélène is a daughter of the house. As children on the mean streets of Paris, they went through more together than anyone must ever guess and they share a secret to be kept at ...
EVERY MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE...
Based on a gripping and moving true story, The Stolen Baby is the new Second World War novel from bestselling author Diney Costeloe.
Plymouth, 1941. As sirens blare all...
'A brilliantly written, tender and compelling page-turner â€" I LOVED it!' Faith Hogan
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A captivating novel from Diney Costeloe, bestselling author of The Throwaway Children and The Girl With No Name.
In Lo...
Three girls seem to have the world at their feet in the summer of 1914. But World War I is coming and things will change forever â€" especially for women.
Debutante Lucinda McFarlane is engaged to be married to Major Sir David Melcome, but...
A wartime nurse brings hope in the dark in the brand new heartwarming and gripping historical novel from beloved bestseller Diney Costeloe.They knew each other as mistress and maid. Lucy, daughter of the house. Mabel the reluctant maid, who had to pu...