June Gadsby: 16 books

The past has a habit of catching up with you. Lara is about to find out that some bonds can never be broken.

For a woman in 1890 the journey to the wild archipelago of St. Kilda, off the coast of Scotland, is hazardous. Untroubled and undeterred, Meredith accompanies her naturalist father on his expedition, knowing she may have to endure a long stay. But then she meets the renowned Professor Fergus Macaulay...

Struggling to save her marriage, which is becoming more and more abusive, artist Megan Peters does not expect to fall in love with another man. Callum Andrews is a world-famous musician who has been happily married to the same woman for 25 years. When she is invited to paint the celebrity’s portrait,...

Lorna is trying to rebuild her life after the war that robbed her of her husband and her son of a father he never knew. However, eleven-year-old Simon refuses to accept that Max is dead. Lorna does not believe in miracles, but it is Christmas and all Simon asks is the chance to see the place where...

Mary, Anne, Iris and tough little Effie form a formidable group when, in 1939, they join the FANYs, or more precisely the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, euphemistically calling themselves 'The Glory Girls'. However, the glory they dreamed of is short-lived as their unit moves from the London blitz to...

Lexi takes a huge risk going to Kenya to marry a man she hardly knows. It seems only to be expected that her fiancé's family will, initially, be suspicious about her. After all, they are part of the wealthy elite, whereas she is an unknown quantity. However, she is not prepared for the attitude of...

Living in an isolated static caravan in the Lake District of north-west England with her beloved dog, Bertie, would seem to be the ideal solution to mend Judith’s broken heart and get her life back on track. However, Fate intervenes in the shape of unforeseen disasters. Her only recourse is to...

Newcastle, 1908. Turning down a proposal of marriage from her older employer is perhaps the first mistake in Ellie Martin’s young life. Leaving the professor and running back to a family in trouble is the second. A new beginning awaits them in Durham, but at what cost? Her mother, with a dark secret...

Sally Rose spends her life bringing pleasure to children, but one child in particular seems to need her more than most. Little Anna, traumatized by her past and with her future. However, it appears that the handsome American security man in charge of her is not all he pretends to be, and Sally finds...

Evicted from the slums of Gateshead in north-eastern England, Rosa and her family travel to Newcastle where they are reluctantly taken in by her mother’s estranged sister.  Doris Graham is soon to regret this act of kindness as she sees her beautiful home destroyed by the Fenwick family – apart...

The last thing Patrick Flynn wants is another mouth to feed, so he does his best to ensure that Billy does not survive. But survive he does, with the help of a warm-hearted prostitute and Laura Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy local family. Patrick deserts his family and Billy struggles to eke...

Following the death of her parents, Sophie is sent to live with relatives in London, where she is treated like a servant. Later, her chance to escape an imposed life of hardship comes in the form of Daniel Clayton – a formidable explorer and photographer. Sophie agrees to his proposal of a loveless...

Wild and beautiful, Gwyneth Johns is a Patagonian with a scandalous past that shocks the Victorian ladies of the small pioneering town in the Valdes Peninsula. She has sworn never to let any man get close, but her resolve is weakened by handsome Spaniard, Miguel, who is not all he seems. Then, new...

Holly is excited and feeling the Christmas spirit as she walks into work, fully expecting to hear that she has been promoted. Everyone says she well deserves to move up the ladder of success. However, disappointment awaits when she discovers that a stranger has been promoted over her head –...