Anne Baker

When Steven Dransfield loses his fortune in the Depression, his wife Leonie is forced to save the family from ruin. But Steve resents the success of her dressmaking business and, trapped in a loveless marriage, Leonie is drawn into the arms of another man...

On a spring day in 1947, Millie and Pete Maynard take their daughter Sylvie on a boat trip that is to end in tragedy. Millie needs all her strength to comfort her children and overcome her grief. Then Pete's will is read and further heartache lies in store...

When Kate McGlory catches the eye of Jack Courtney and the two fall in love, Kate's mother, Lena, is terrified about what could happen if Kate marries above her station. Could history repeat itself?

Alice Luckett is just nine when her father, Len, commits suicide. Sent to live with her grandparents she is happiest when she can spend time next door with Nell and her son, Eric. But when a chilling memory from the night of Len's death comes back to haunt her there is a shocking revelation…Some explicit sexual content.