Leah Fleming

For May Smith, travelling with her husband and baby girl Ellen on the Titanic marks the start of a journey which is destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States. But when the 'unsinkable' Titanic hits an iceberg, May's dreams are instantly shattered. Rescued by the Carpathia, May makes a split-second decision which will change the lives of many.

1938, When her sister Evadne needs her help in Athens, Penelope George seizes the opportunity to escape London society. Arriving in the historic city, she reinvents herself..until war breaks out. Sixty years later she returns on a journey which leads her to a reunion with the friend she thought she had lost forever - and the truth behind a secret buried deep in the past...

Iris Bagshott strolls down the paths of her ancient garden, close to Lichfield in the heart of England, unaware that around every corner myriad family secrets from the past unfold. From a Saxon clearing to a monastery, Tudor dwelling to the present day, this sacred plot has nurtured her ancestors. Generations of Bagshott women have found refuge and solace tending it through years of plague, civil war and beyond. This is their story.

When Madeleine Belfield loses her family and her home in the Blitz, she is sent to live with relatives in the safety of the Yorkshire Dales. She slowly adjusts to life at Brooklyn Hall and her new family, especially Aunt Plum. Years later a visit back to Yorkshire reveals the truth about the past - a revelation with unimaginable consequences.