Daughters of Liverpool

'A warm and satisfying story' My Weekly 
 
From the author of The Liverpool Nightingales comes an uplifting and emotional tale, perfect for fans of Call the Midwife, Downton Abbey and Annie Groves. 
 
Is a mother's love enough to protect her child? 
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Liverpool 1868. 
 
Shrouded in secrecy Alice Sampson gives birth to a beautiful baby girl. 
 
But the former nurse's happiness is blighted by the knowledge that as a penniless, unwed mother, her future, and that of her child, can only be one of shame and disgrace. 
 
Then a knock at the door brings a miracle: she is invited to return to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and her beloved ward. 
 
With the help of her friends and the welcome attentions of Reverend Seed, the hospital Chaplain, Alice slowly starts to rebuild her life. 
 
Everything is looking up, until her baby's father unexpectedly shows up to claim the child he knew nothing about. 
 
Suddenly Alice is in danger of losing her baby, her position and her whole future . . . 
 
Praise for Kate Eastham 
 
'Deftly written and moving' Woman's Own 
 
'A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters' Woman

Praise for Kate Eastham

A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters

Kate Eastham trained as a nurse and midwife on the Nightingale wards of Preston Royal Infirmary. She has well over thirty years of experience working in hospital, residential and hospice care. Born and bred in Lancashire, she is married with three grown-up children and one grandchild. Always reading, she went on to gain a degree in English Literature and was inspired to write after researching the history of nursing and her own family history, with its roots in Liverpool, northern mill towns and rural Lancashire.

Liverpool 1868. 
 
Shrouded in secrecy Alice Sampson gives birth to a beautiful baby girl. 
 
But the former nurse's happiness is blighted by the knowledge that as a penniless, unwed mother, her future, and that of her child, can only be one of shame and disgrace. 
 
Then a knock at the door brings a miracle: she is invited to return to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and her beloved ward. 
 
With the help of her friends and the welcome attentions of Reverend Seed, the hospital Chaplain, Alice slowly starts to rebuild her life. 
 
But her hopes are shattered when her baby's father unexpectedly shows up to 
claim the child he knew nothing about. 
 
Suddenly Alice is in danger of losing her baby, her position and her whole future . . .

The Liverpool Nightingales

A heart-warming and moving tale of courage and friendship set in Victorian Liverpool, for fans of Call the Midwife, Daisy Styles and Nadine Dorries. 
 
'Deftly written and moving' Woman's Own 
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Liverpool, 1870 
 
One act of kindness will change a young woman's life forever . . . 
 
On the dirty backstreets of Liverpool, housemaid Maud Linklater witnesses an appalling accident. Rushing young chimney-sweep Alfie to hospital, she helps nurse the boy on the overcrowded ward - and finds herself with a new job. 
 
Maud cannot believe her luck at joining trainees Alice and Eddy at the new Nurses' Training School and they form the closest of bonds. 
 
Then one day Alfie is abducted. Maud and the girls know the alleyways and slums of Liverpool are no place for a lost little boy. 
 
Can these determined women find Alfie before it's too late? 
 
'A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters' Woman

Liverpool, 1863 
 
Maud Linklater's life as a housemaid changes forever the day she takes poor little injured chimney sweep Alfie to hospital. 
 
Helping to care for him on the ward, Maud is unexpectedly offered a place as a trainee at the newly opened Nursing School run by Ada Houston. 
 
Maud loves her new role, throwing herself wholeheartedly into the busy, exhausting experience of living and working at the hospital. And she has a lot of fun along the way once she befriends fellow trainees, including the sweet Alice and chatterbox Edie. Although it soon becomes clear that Alice is troubled by a secret. 
 
And then little Alfie, to whom she is devoted, goes missing. 
 
There is only one person Maud thinks can help her find him. Harry, the man whose affections she's been fending off for months. 
 
Can Harry find Alfie before it is too late? And can Maud qualify despite everything that's thrown her way?

During the toughest of times, has she finally found her calling?

Miss Nightingale's Nurses

Discover the first heartwarming novel in Kate Eastham's nursing series in this gripping and compelling story of strength 
 
'Deftly written . . . a moving account of loss, as well as self-discovery and achievement' Woman's Own 
'A vivid, entertaining read which brought history alive' 5***** Reader Review 
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 From the docks of Liverpool to a distant battlefield, can one girl find her brother and save herself? 
 
 Ada Houston's life is shattered when her brother Frank goes missing following an accident at the docks. But a short time later she hears a rumour that he survived and left Liverpool to fight a foreign war. 
 
 Determined not to lose him a second time she boards a ship to bring him home. But the battlefields of the Crimea are a hostile place for a penniless young woman. 
 
 Then one day a lifeline is thrown her way as she is offered the chance to train as a nurse under the famous Florence Nightingale. Working in the most terrible of conditions, Ada shows an aptitude beyond anyone's expectations as she cares for her injured countrymen, makes new friends and enjoys the first flutter of romance. 
 
 But Frank is still missing and she needs to find him before it's too late . . . 
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'A wonderfully written book' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Gripped me right from the start' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'You felt you were with them' 5***** Reader Review

Deftly written . . . a moving account of loss, as well as self-discovery and achievement

Liverpool 1855. Ada Houston is alone. 
 
Her grandfather has recently passed away and her brother is missing, last seen working on the Liverpool docks. Everyone assumes him to be dead. 
 
But she will not give up hope. 
 
Ada's determined search takes her to the Crimea, where she joins the team of Florence Nightingale's nurses. She may have set off looking for her brother, but along the way Ada finds friends, romance and a new purpose in her own life in the most troubling and difficult of places.

Kate Eastham

Liverpool 1872 
 
Arriving back in her hometown after spending some time training at the Infirmary for Women in New York, Maud can't wait to put her new-found skills to the test. But in a city built and run by men she must work hard to be accepted. 
 
Whilst her nurse friends welcome her back with open arms there are others who do not wish her well, including the spiteful Nancy Sellers. 
 
Nancy resented Maud's talents as a nurse and seeing her arrive back with such fanfare puts her nose firmly out of joint. She will stop at nothing to sabotage Maud's life and soon turns her attention to those Maud holds most dear. 
 
But Maud Linklater is made of strong stuff and together with her friends, Alice and Eddie, can she overcome any obstacle Nancy, and Liverpool, might throw her way?

Kate Eastham

Praise for Coming Home to Liverpool

Praise for Kate Eastham

Deftly written and moving

A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters

Praise for Kate Eastham

Deftly written and moving

A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters

Praise for Kate Eastham

Deftly written and moving

A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale with wonderfully realistic characters

Books by Kate Eastham

Series by Kate Eastham

The Nursing Series

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