Easterleigh Hall at War

The second novel in a compelling new series set in County Durham just before and during the First World War.

Captivating ... prefect for lovers of Downton Abbey. Someone send Julian Fellowes a copy quick, it will be his next hit.

Graham beautifully captures the period when young men were returning gravely injured from the trenches and the upstairs-downstairs society was beingforced to change at home.

Margaret Graham has been writing for thirty years. Her first novel was published in 1986. As a bestselling author her novels have been published in the UK, Europe and the USA. 
 
Margaret has written two plays, co-researched a television documentary – which grew out of Canopy of Silence - and numerous short stories and features. She is Contributing Editor for Frost Magazine, and is also a writing tutor and speaker. She founded the Yeovil Literary Prize and launched the charity Words for the Wounded. WforW raises funds for the recovery of wounded troops by donations, LitFests and the Independent Author Book Award writing prize. 
 
For more information about Margaret Graham, visit her website at www.margaret-graham.com and www.wordsforthewounded.co.uk

The second novel in a compelling new series set in County Durham just before and during the First World War. 
 
England is at war and Easterleigh Hall has been turned into a hospital for the duration of the hostilities. 
 
With its army of volunteers and wounded servicemen, cook Evie Forbes is determined that everyone will be properly provided for, despite the threat of rationing and dwindling supplies. 
 
All the while she waits for letters from her fiancé and beloved brother, fighting on the Western Front. 
 
Then the worst happens – a telegram arrives with shattering news. And Evie wonders if she’ll have the strength to carry on…

At the Break of Day

A compelling novel about a young woman’s determination to make something of herself in a post-Second World War world full of struggle and austerity. Previously published as The Future is Ours. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Ellie Dean.

A compelling novel about a young woman’s determination to make something of herself in a post-Second World War world full of struggle and austerity. Previously published as The Future is Ours. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Ellie Dean. 
 
It is 1946, and as Europe slowly picks itself up after the trauma of war, Rosie Norton faces a bright future in America. Evacuated in 1939 by her grandfather, she escaped the cramped streets of London to a new world in Pennsylvania. 
 
Suddenly, at the age of sixteen, she is called home to a Britain bruised by war and still suffering the hardships that America knows nothing about. 
 
While struggling to become accepted again by her family she is supported by her childhood sweetheart Jack. 
 
Until Jack is sent to war in Korea and a homeless Rosie, together with the child he doesn't know they have, is left to fend for herself in London.

A Time for Courage

A gripping story of courage in the face of a world in turmoil. Previously published as A Measure of Peace.

A gripping story of courage in the face of a world in turmoil. Previously published as A Measure of Peace. 
 
Born into a repressive Victorian household, Hannah Watson learns early of the need for courage and dignity – in the face of her father’s tyranny. 
 
She soon follows her own path, to become a teacher and campaigner for women's rights. But standing up for her ideals brings Hannah savage penalties – and conflicts of loyalty. 
 
With the outbreak of war in 1914 Hannah is faced with new pressures: the joy of discovering the man she passionately loves, but the strains of knowing that his life is in constant danger.

Easterleigh Hall

A compelling new series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey.

The first book in a compelling series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey. 
 
When Evie Forbes starts as an assistant cook at Easterleigh Hall, she goes against her family’s wishes. For ruthless Lord Brampton also owns the mine where Evie’s father and brothers work and there is animosity between the two families. 
 
But Evie is determined to better herself. And her training at the hall offers her a way out of a life below stairs. 
 
Evie works hard and gains a valued place in the household. And her dream of running a small hotel grows ever closer. 
 
Then War is declared and all their lives are thrown into turmoil.

Somewhere Over England

Emotional, thoughtful... Margaret Graham has a sure, delicate touch. - Good Housekeeping

Emotional, thoughtful... Margaret Graham has a sure, delicate touch.

An unputdownable story of love, war, compassion and struggle …This is a wonderful, layered book. One that you never forget after you have read it. Essential reading.

A heart-wrenching wartime novel of shame, betrayal, loyalty and love. Previously published as A Fragment of Time. 
 
In England in the 1930s, eighteen-year-old Helen Carstairs braves the prejudice of friends and family to marry Heine, a young German photographer who has fled the growing horror of the Nazis. 
 
But the storm clouds are gathering in Europe. When fighting breaks out Heine is interned, their small son is evacuated and Helen is left to face the Blitz alone. 
 
And the agony of war threatens to divide a family already tormented by conflicting passions of loyalty, shame, betrayal – and love.

Annie's Promise

A compelling and moving novel of life in war-torn 1950s Northumberland and London.

Margaret Graham offers her readers a gripping and realistic slice of life during a vibrant and transitional period. If you like well-written and gritty sagas, you will enjoy this.

A compelling and moving novel of life in war-torn 1950s Northumberland and London. 
 
In the mid-1950s, Britain looks forward to a prosperous future. And Annie Manon has come home to the North-east to keep a promise. 
 
Annie is eager to start a new life for her family, and with her fledgling fashion business, she looks forward to providing work for the women of Wassingham. 
 
But not everything is rosy. As well as her painful wartime memories, Annie must cope with an accident that cripples her husband and she must deal with the increasingly unreasonable behaviour of their daughter Sarah. 
 
When Sarah leaves home for London, Annie is torn between love for her only child and the need to keep her promise to her community...

Margaret Graham

An Easterleigh Hall Novel

As the storm clouds gather over Europe, life at Easterleigh Hall is about to change again 
 
1937 
 
Evie and her family have struggled to keep Easterleigh Hall, now a hotel, running during the depression, and with war looming, she worries for the children, who have to find their way in a changing world. 
 
Bridie is learning her trade at her mother Evie’s side, and is becoming a talented chef. Her cousin James has run away to fight in Spain, leaving the family devastated. 
 
And Tim, the boy Bridie has always loved, shocks everyone by joining the Black Shirts and going to Germany, discovering too late that he’s playing a dangerous game. 
 
Heartbroken at Tim’s defection, Bridie isn’t sure she can ever forgive him. But somehow these three must find a way to reconcile, because if war does come, they will need each other more than ever…

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