Grace Thompson: 37 books

The classic wartime sagas, now in a special omnibus edition Read Grace Thompson’s delightful Holidays at Home series, now in one volume! These heartwarming sagas follow the inhabitants of St David’s Wells, a small Welsh seaside town, charting the highs and lows they experience during the...

The wonderfully atmospheric follow-up to The Posthorn Inn from bestselling saga writer Grace Thompson On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must come together...

The captivating third instalment of Grace Thompson’s hugely popular Badgers Brook saga series As the Second World War ends, Sophie Daniels quits the WAAF with nowhere to go. She wanders around the country searching for a place where she can settle, living in bedsits, barns, and small guesthouses...

Beautiful, rich, and popular: the Weston Girls seem to have it all… until they fall in love with the wrong men The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaughters. But Joan and Megan – confident and eligible though they are – regularly set...

The third in the Pendragon Island saga series, Unlocking the Past is a nostalgic and enchanting look at 1950s Britain Poachers and dealmakers, the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law – but times are changing in Pendragon Island. As rationing finally draws...

Even war won’t stop her chasing her dream Shirley Downs has always known she was no ordinary girl. But when she enters and wins a singing contest, she begins to realise that her talent is really something special. However, it is 1941, and a career on the stage comes second place to rationing and...

The final instalment of Grace Thompson’s celebrated Pendragon Island sagas Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married, but Mair, the daughter of the local police constable, does not seem to be the wisest choice. And anyway, she is far more interested in the secretive...

To honour her promise, must she give up her dreams? When Audrey Castle finally marries her sweetheart, Wilf Thomas, she begins to regret her promise to always help out at the Castle's family cafe. When her future dramatically changes, Audrey is even more determined to strike out on her own. War...

A little bit of laughter will always see you through St David’s Wells blossoms in the English tourist trade of the war years. The Castle family run the rides and stalls, struggling to manage without their absent sons, and amid tragedies and anxieties, there is time for what St David’s Wells does...

A loving family is the greatest gift In 1940, foreign travel is no longer feasible due to the War, so “holidays at home” enjoy a new lease of life, meaning business is booming for Piper’s Café at St David's Wells. However, not everyone in the family-run business is as happy as they seem. Beth...

Amy has never had good luck. At anything. If something can go wrong, it will. When she thinks things can't get worse, she finds herself caught up in the town's crime mystery. Her only saving grace is that a hot policeman, Peter, takes her under his wing to protect her. But he can't always be around,...

A saga of friendship from an ever-popular author In their favourite café, a group of female friends meet regularly to discuss their troubles; but even friends can’t always tell each other the truth. Cynthia is happily married to her lifelong sweetheart, but not even their present wealth...

Can she choose between family and love? Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell’s father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte’s shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he...

Family rivalries and bitter disputes set a once-peaceful town alight in the fifth of Grace Thompson’s well-loved Pendragon Island sagas Edward Jenkins has long dreamt of opening a sports shop in the small Welsh town of Pendragon Island. So, when Edward’s parents pass away, leaving the Montague...