During her lifetime Catherine Gaskin’s books sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and she was known as ‘The Queen of Storytellers’. Sara Dane is arguably her best known work, an international bestseller, it was also made into a popular TV mini-series. This is the first digital edition of Sara Dane, published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the novel’s début.
‘A fine sweep of urgent vitality.’ The Times
‘Most readable. A big book with a sustained dramatic power.’ London Evening Standard
‘A grand story.’ Yorkshire Evening Post
‘A magnificent piece of evocative writing.’ Glasgow Herald
‘Rarely a story of the lands down under has this quality.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘An extremely readable novel.’ Argus (Melbourne)
Now available as an ebook on Amazon (all territories excluding USA).
Learn more about Catherine Gaskin and her other novels at www.catherinegaskin.com
Chasing Shadows by J Carmen Smith
Chasing Shadows: A true family saga from Spain to Liverpool
Part family saga, part memoir, this compelling book tells the true story of Micaela, a Spanish immigrant to Liverpool at the turn of the last century. It is also the story of her granddaughter’s search, one hundred years later, for her own lost heritage and the truth about Micaela’s early life.
Chasing Shadows is Micaela’s story, from her birth in Santiago de Compostela in the late 1870s, to her death in Liverpool in 1950. The story unfolds as tragic events alter the course of Micaela’s life, taking her from a comfortable life in nineteenth century Spain to a poor, working class environment in early twentieth century Liverpool.
In Liverpool, she meets the Spanish seaman whom she marries in 1907. Chasing Shadows tells of their life together, the difficulties they face in a foreign land, their hopes and disappointments. It tells of Micaela’s failure to fully adapt to her new environment and how this affects her eldest daughter’s life as Pilar is torn between two cultures, two languages and two religions after making a hasty marriage.
Chasing Shadows is also the story of Micaela’s granddaughter. It tells of her travels through northern Spain in search of her lost heritage, as she explores the culture and the landscape that Micaela left behind. Seemingly chance meetings influence her search, helping her, after many false leads and dead ends, to unearth the secrets of past generations.
From nineteenth century Spain to Liverpool during the Second World War, this moving family story is for fans of Ruth Hamilton, Helen Forrester and TV show Who Do You Think You Are?
Now available as an ebook on Amazon
Lily’s Daughter by Diana Raymond
A poignant coming of age story set in 1930s England, told with warmth and wit.
“Diana Raymond is an observant, sensitive writer whose characters come alive.” The Daily Telegraph
Seventeen year old Jessica Mayne suddenly finds herself alone and unable to pay her rent, when a chance discovery leads to help from unexpected quarters. A new life beckons, while Jessica learns about past family secrets, and falls in love for the first time, all under the shadow of the advancing war in Europe.
Being Lily’s daughter has never been easy. Jessica has long had to cope with her mother’s fragile mental state, and a hand to mouth existence. When she finally makes the decision to have her mother committed, Jessica must face an uncertain future alone.
But there is the promise of a different kind of life when Jessica arrives at Huntersmeade, the home of her estranged Aunt Imogen. It is here that she meets her dashing cousin, Guy, and Deirdre, the wealthy young woman he is expected to marry. Meanwhile, Imogen’s house-guest Aaron, a Polish Jew, has a deeper understanding than the English youngsters of how the world they know will soon change forever.
For Jessica, there will be difficult lessons to learn about her family’s secrets, and how falling in love for the first time can be a bitter-sweet experience with far-reaching consequences.
Diana Raymond was the author of 24 novels, theatre criticism and poems. She was married to the celebrated novelist Ernest Raymond. Her most popular novel Lily’s Daughter is now reprinted in an ebook edition for the first time.
Now available as an ebook on Amazon
Hardacre by CL Skelton
Hardacre is the sweeping rags to riches story of the Hardacre family. This dramatic family saga follows generations of the Hardacres from Victorian times to the 1950s. Set against the backdrop of major historical events, Hardacre traces the family’s humble beginnings to their position of great wealth.
Sam Hardacre makes a tough yet honest living as a fish gutter. But he has ambitions for a life far removed from the harsh existence on the quays of the north English coast. Through drive and determination he builds a business empire and amasses a fortune. His wife, Mary, once a poor street urchin, must learn to adapt to her new role as mistress of a grand house in Yorkshire.
Sam’s sons, Joe and Harry, inherit some but not all of their father’s qualities. Their opposing personalities lead them to make very different choices about their futures. Meanwhile, their younger sister, Jane, is born into a life of privilege and has no experience of her family’s early struggles.
The three siblings and their offspring will know love, hate, passion and tragedy, as they live through the dramatic events of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The lives of the Hardacres are shaped by the extraordinary events of the Boer War, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash, the Second World War, Hitler’s Germany and the London Blitz.
Hardacre is a gripping page-turner; a tale of ambition, fate and family ties.
Praise for the bestselling Hardacre:
‘History comes alive … innocents, rascals and middling humans ‒ an authentic bunch to set against tempestuous times.’ Publishers Weekly
‘This skilfully written, always entertaining family saga … rich in plot, pace and character … polished storytelling.’ Newsagent and Bookshop
‘The best family saga since Penmarric.’ Manchester Evening News
For fans of rich and dramatic family sagas from the Forsyte Saga to Downton Abbey.
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