In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war James Holland reveals not only the ..

In the second volume of his acclaimed new history of the Second World War James Holland examines the..

September 1940 is finally drawing to a close. With London having endured the Blitz for nearly a mont..

August 1940. On the streets of London locals watch with growing concern as German fighter planes pla..

Spring has brought many new beginnings into the world of Persimmon ?Simmy? Brown. Not only has her b..

London 1910. Lily is ten years old when she realises her grandmother a washerwoman is seriously ill...

When Robert Pomeroy a young undergraduate at Corpus Christi College finds a letter slipped under his..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

Spring 1934. Elena Standish a young English photographer who works for British Intelligence is visit..

Liverpool 1935. Monica Savage is delighted when the Copperfields move in next door and she quickly b..

It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a gro..

When ex-copper Terry Coats was discovered in bed with an air hostess his excuse that he was 'going u..

Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business...

One magical winter's night in Venice Didi fell in love. But it ended - and he left without even sayi..

Reverend Jack Brooks and daughter Flo are looking for a fresh start and Chapel Croft appears the per..