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AuthorAnna Jacobs
NarratorJulia Franklin
SeriesBirch End, Book 1
Duration10h 25m
CategoriesFamily Sagas, Adult Fiction
PublisherQuercus
VersionUnabridged
Jo Melling has arrived in Birch End from Australia, still grieving her father's recent death. She's not intending to stay long, but after tracking down her distant family, Jo becomes more involved in village life than she could ever have imagined - and suddenly in danger, too. Jo also finds herself drawn to Nick, a handsome newcomer to the village. Nick had planned to settle in Birch End and start a business, but as he grows closer to Jo, he realises he may have to choose between his dreams and a chance at love. Meanwhile, the new local council are faced with some tough decisions of their own. It's time to take a stand against the poor conditions in Backshaw Moss, the nearby slum, but some councillors want things to stay as they are - and will go to any lengths to make sure they get their way...Will the decent people of the valley win a brighter future for themselves? And can Jo find a way to stay with Nick in a place she's grown to love?
Jubilee Series Book 2: Golden Dreams
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 2
Duration 10h 29m
The second book in the gripping and heartwarming Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs. Lancashire, 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name, and a brave step towards a happier life. Suddenly widowed after an unhappy marriage, and pursued by her unscrupulous in-laws, Lillian finds a fresh start in the beautif...
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Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Julia Franklin
SeriesBirch End, Book 2
Duration 11h
Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man wants it too. Will she be able to buy her dream home? L...
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Author Rosamunde Pilcher
Narrator Helen Johns
Duration 40h 39m
Born in Colombo, Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school while her beloved mother and younger sister live abroad with her father. When her new friend, Loveday Carey-Lewis, invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow, the Carey-Lewises' beautiful estate on the Cornish coast, it is love at first sight. She falls in love, too,...
View BookEllindale Saga Book 2: One Kind Man
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Anne Dover
SeriesEllindale Saga, Book 2
Duration 11h 2m
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View BookJubilee Series Book 3: Diamond Promises
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 3
Duration 10h 3m
The third book in the gripping and heartwarming new Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs Lancashire, 1895. Lancashire, 1895. Abigail Dawson has lived in fear of her father for thirty years. But when, after uprooting them to a grand new home in Ollerthwaite, he's found murdered in the street, her life is turned...
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Author Rosie Clarke
Narrator Helena Coates
Duration 9h 27m
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 h...
View BookJubilee Series Book 1: Silver Wishes
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 1
Duration 9h 52m
The first novel in the heartwarming and gripping Jubilee Lake series, from million-copy bestseller Anna Jacobs. Lancashire, 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton finally has a chance of freedom. But her hopes are soon dashed when she learns that the thuggish Jason Stafford has inherited every penny, and...
View BookThe Belfast Girl On Galway Bay
Author: Anne Doughty
Author Anne Doughty
Narrator Aoife Mcmahon
Duration 8h 40m
When Elizabeth Stewart, the only daughter of Protestant parents, announced that she wants to leave Belfast for the west coast of Ireland, her family can't help but question her judgement. What could she possibly find in leafy Lisara that isn't available in the city? A stranger in the village, Lizzie's presence draws the attention of all the locals....
View BookEllindale Saga Book 3: One Special Village
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Anne Dover
SeriesEllindale Saga, Book 3
Duration 10h 35m
Widower Harry Makepeace lives in Manchester with his sickly daughter, Cathie, scrimping and saving to get by. But after she suffers a violent asthma attack, the doctors say she must move to the clean, fresh air of the countryside to have any hope of survival. When Harry chances upon a patch of land for sale in Ellindale and an advert for a disused...
View BookEmma Series Book 3: Emma's Duty
Author: Rosie Clarke
Author Rosie Clarke
Narrator Helena Coates
SeriesEmma, Book 3
Duration 9h 26m
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 Rosie Clarke...
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