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Winter, 1941. Olivia's life in Guernsey is uprooted by the Nazi occupation. Forced to flee in the dead of night, she escapes to London's East End. As she sets foot in Bethnal Green, Olivia's former life is there to greet her, and she's ordered to spy for the British. To find her son's father, she...

Spring, 1940. Annie's new husband Ricky leaves to fight, but she soon discovers battles brewing closer to home. He sister Janey begins to unravel, and only Annie can pick up the pieces. With London's police officers on the front line, Annie is forced to step up at work and do her bit for the coun...

Two girls. One horrendous war. The chance to unite a family...Edith and Ada run a home for unmarried mothers in London's East End. Edith, a doctor, offers free medical help to the poor. Edith was separated from her twin girls Elka and Ania years before. She battles every day to overcome the pain...

France, 1943. As war casts its shadow over Europe, the tranquil life of Sister Angelica's convent is disrupted by the arrival of Nazi forces. Inside the convent, the nuns offer refuge to children in need of care and protection. Despite the ever-present risks, Angelica is determined to honour her ...

Abandoned by her father for the second time, left scarred from the orphanage, Ellen finally finds happiness and hope - reunited with her long-lost gran. But it cannot compensate for being torn apart from her beloved friends Ruth and Amy. When a devastating encounter leaves Ellen broken and desper...

Young Bridie O'Hara is torn away from her native Ireland by her father when he is forced to flee the wrath of the freedom fighters he has betrayed. Years later, violated by those who should protect her, and deceived by her lover, the dashing gypsy Seamus Finney, Bridie struggles to find her way i...

The Engineer's Wife delivers an emotional portrait of a woman transformed by a project of unfathomable scale, and of a husband and wife determined to build something that lasts - even at the risk of losing each other. When Emily Warren Roebling marries Captain Washington 'Wash' Roebling - the han...

Margriet grew up as a lonely child in the old town of Hull. Her adored father often travelled by sea to the Netherlands, leaving her with an unaffectionate mother and only her imagination of a little Dutch girl to keep her company. When tragedy strikes and her father's ship goes down in a storm, ...

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found... For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as ...

Nestled among the cobblestone streets of Compiegne, there existed a bakery unlike any other. Rumours were whispered through the town that its pastries offered a taste of magic, chasing away the darkest of sorrows. Just one bite of a croissant might bring luck, unlock a precious memory or reveal h...