Böcker av Rosie Clarke

LONDON 1938. A gritty, heart-warming and wholesome drama about two girls united in friendship and tested in love.

The war is over, but Emma s battles continue at home Emma Reece is slowly adjusting to her husband s return from the war, even though his appalling injuries mean their marriage is in name only. But then tragedy strikes, and Emma finds she cannot turn to Jack Harvey, her long-standing friend and one-time lover for while he still loves her, he is now a married man The final instalment in the Emma trilogy, from Rosie Clarke, the author of The Downstairs Maid(Note: previously published as The Hearts that Hold by Linda Sole)

All she has is her reputation When Emma Robinson discovers she is carrying Paul Greenslade s child, there are harsh consequences after he disappears rather than marry a common shop-girl.Forced by her tyrannical father to marry Richard Gillows, Emma learns quickly that a jealous husband is a violent one. How can Emma escape the ties that bind her, to build a life for herself and her child?From the author of The Downstairs Maid(Note: previously published as The Ties That Bind by Linda Sole)

She is a servant girl... When her father becomes ill, Emily Carter finds herself sent into service at Priorsfield Manor in order to provide the family with an income. He will be the Lord of the Manor... Emily strikes up an unlikely friendship with the daughters of the house, as well as Nicolas, son of the Earl. But as the threat of war comes ever closer, she becomes even more aware of the vast differences between upstairs and downstairs, servant and master... If you like Downton Abbey you ll love this!

All she wanted was her husband to come home Newly married to the caring RAF pilot Jonathan Reece, Emma thinks that life couldn t be better. But her happiness is short-lived: within months, Jon s plane is shot down over France and he is declared missing, presumed dead. Alone and with two children to care for, Emma s first thought is how to support her family. But when she makes a new friend in the American businessman Jack Harvey, she is faced with a difficult decision. Should she take a last chance at happiness?The second book in the Emma trilogy a warm, nostalgic saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn(Note: previously published as The Bonds That Break by Linda Sole)