Jane Bailey

It is 1966, and things are changing in the close-knit Napier Road. Stephanie is nine years old, and she has plans. But everything changes when Stephanie strikes up a relationship with Mr Man, who always seems pleased to see her....

As a widowed mother of three, new love seems impossible for Freya - until she meets Duncan, and suddenly she feels alive again. But there are secrets afflicting Freya’s family, and the past is hard to leave behind....

In the autumn of 1940, four children meet on a train. Behind them is London, under heavy aerial attack; ahead of them is a ship bound for the safe shores of Canada....

It was meant to be Caitlin's perfect summer, but betrayed by her best friend and her boyfriend, she finds herself hitchhiking home alone, heartbroken, and penniless. When a smiling family pulls up on the roadside to help her on her way, she's relieved at first....