Anna Jacobs: 91 books

One Special Village . . . can make the world a better place Lancashire, 1932 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...

Wiltshire, December 1915. Widow Olivia Harbury has been persuaded by her cousin Donald to live with him and his wife, but tensions soon rise between the pair. Then, much to Donald’s disapproval, Olivia becomes involved in starting a new Women’s Institute. A chance meeting brings Olivia...

Bella is working as a Voluntary Aid driving ambulances in England when she gets engaged to Philip, on leave from fighting in France. His family strongly disapprove of her but the two of them are happy together. Georgie, Philip’s sister, is in trouble having broken her engagement and fled from her...

Bram Deagan ist glücklich: sein Unternehmen wächst und seine wunderbare Ehefrau hat ihm die Familie geschenkt, die er sich immer gewünscht hat. Umso mehr ist es ihm auch ein großes Anliegen, dass auch seine besten Freunde Dougal und Mitchell endlich Frauen finden, mit denen sie eine Familie gründen...

Bram Deagan leitet ein erfolgreiches Handelsunternehmen in Australien und träumt davon, seine Familie aus Irland zu sich zu holen. Eine heftige Typhusepidemie wütet in seinem Heimatland, und viele Familienmitglieder werden von der Krankheit dahingerafft. Maura Deagan ist die einzige, die sich nun...

Bram Deagan leitet ein erfolgreiches Handelsunternehmen in Australien und träumt davon, seine Familie aus Irland zu sich zu holen. Doch eine Typhusepidemie wütet in Brams Heimatland, und viele Familienmitglieder werden von der Krankheit dahingerafft. Maura Deagan ist die einzige, die sich nun noch...

Singapur 1860: die Engländerin Isabella Sanders strandet nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter alleine und mittellos in dem exotischen Shanghai. In ihrer Not nimmt sie eine Anstellung als Hauslehrerin bei dem Händler Mr. Lee an. Als Mr. Lee auf Bram Deagan trifft, sieht er in ihm den idealen Partner, um sein...

Sorting through her father’s papers after his death, Gina Porter discovers evidence of a secret in his past. Though her two daughters make many demands of her, she is determined to leave Australia for England to investigate. After all, it’s time she did something for herself. At her home...

One Perfect Family . . . can bring a whole village together Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam...

Sisters Mattie, Nell and Renie have all managed to escape their oppressive and bullying father, but now separated, the girls must draw upon their strength and courage to build new lives for themselves. Renie, the youngest sister, is living with the newly married Nell, happy in her waitressing...

Hampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the...

The spellbinding new novel from the much-loved author of Farewell to Lancashire Wiltshire, 1910. With her stepfather threatening her with a forced marriage, Mattie Willitt flees home in search of a better life. She is soon lost and at the mercy of the elements – until her life is saved by...

1871. When Fergus Deagan's wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family from Ireland to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, and also to marry again to make sure their children don't miss out on a mother's love. Disowned by her father for becoming pregnant, Cara...

Her husband was killed in the Great War. His wife is dead. Why not journey to the other side of the world and start again from scratch? What does it matter if they don't know each other, they will in time, after all? Norah thinks it is the most stupid idea she has ever heard. But Andrew needs no persuading....