A Nurse's Duty

Another compelling saga from the bestselling author of A Wartime Nurse and A Mother's Gift – a must-read for fans of BBC hit series Call the Midwife

Maggie Hope was born in County Durham, during the Depression of the 1930s. She is the daughter of a coal miner and knows first-hand the hardships suffered by miners and their families during that time. 
 
Along with her three sisters, she was raised in a ‘two-up-two-down’ miner’s cottage with no inside toilet. Growing up, Maggie never dreamed she could earn a living from her writing. Instead she left school at sixteen and became a nurse, collecting stories from colleagues who had served during the war. 
 
Maggie gave up nursing when she married her husband and started a family. It wasn’t until she was in her 50s though that she finally began her writing career. She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of fifteen novels.

Torn between love and duty... 
 
Following a disastrous marriage to a miner, Karen has devoted herself to a nursing career. Rising to the challenge of caring for the wounded soldiers returning home from the Great War, she has resigned herself to putting her vocation before any hope of a romantic life. 
 
However, she finds herself drawn to handsome, troubled Patrick Murphy. But Patrick is also a Catholic priest. Dare Karen risk scandal and her position by falling for the one man she cannot have...?

The Coal Miner's Daughter

A wealthy landlord’s son, and a coal miner’s daughter… 
 
Growing up in poverty, one of six siblings, Hannah Armstrong never thought she’d know anything other than her little mining town. But then she falls for Timothy Durkin, a wealthy Oxford student… 
 
Following her heart, Hannah sacrifices everything she holds dear and follows her new husband to Oxford. But will her new life of luxury be everything she expected - or will she find that once a coal miner's daughter, always a coal miner's daughter...?

The Miner's Girl

A family saga from the bestselling author of A Daughter's Gift and The Servant Girl

A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter 
 
A terrible choice between her sweetheart and her reputation... 
 
Orphaned from birth, Mary Trent has always dreamed of the day she can escape from poverty, and when she meets the dashing young doctor Tom Gallagher, it seems her prayers have been answered. 
 
But an untimely pregnancy spells disaster and the threat of returning to a life of destitution. Is a marriage of convenience the only thing that can save her?

Molly's War

From the bestselling author of A MOTHER'S GIFT and A WARTIME NURSE

A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter 
 
War, tragedy and a shameful secret... 
 
When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone. 
 
She finds work in a local factory, and cheap lodgings. However, when Molly rejects her new landlord's advances, his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft and thrown in prison. 
 
As the prospect of war grows ever close, Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle, trying to find anyone willing to overlook her scandalous past...

A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter 
 
War, tragedy and a shameful secret... 
 
When Molly Mason’s father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone. 
 
She finds work in a local factory, and cheap lodgings. However, when Molly rejects her new landlord’s advances, his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft and thrown in prison. 
 
As the prospect of war grows ever close, Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle, trying to find anyone willing to overlook her scandalous past…

An Orphan's Secret

A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter 
 
Life is a long, tough struggle for Meg Maddison… 
 
Growing up caring for her brothers after the death of their mother, it is only her indomitable spirit that gets her through the hard times. And when she marries and starts a family of her own, it seems as if the hardships are over. 
 
But the return of a darkly menacing figure from her past threatens to destroy all she has fought for…

Eliza's Child

Torn between love and duty... 
 
After the birth of their son, Eliza naively hopes her husband Jack will put his gambling habit behind him and become more responsible. But then he loses their home and abandons her, leaving Eliza with no choice but to return to her parents’ house. 
 
She inadvertently attracts the attention of the ruthless mine owner Jonathan Moore. But can she sacrifice her reputation to protect her son?

Workhouse Child

A warm-hearted 'rags-to-riches' story from the bestselling author and queen of sagas, Maggie Hope

All she wants is a family of her own... 
 
Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family... 
 
Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance. But will she ever be anything more than a workhouse child?

Orphan Girl

She's no more than an unpaid servant... 
 
Lorinda is only a child when tragedy deprives her of her true family and, sent to live with her aunt in her boarding house, she grows up desperately craving affection. 
 
And although she finds friendship - and even love - in the boarding house, she finally sees a chance to escape her drab surroundings and unkind family. But is a marriage of convenience better than a love that's true?

A Daughter's Secret

A gripping and heartwarming saga from the bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter - perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.

Can she escape her mother's scandalous past? 
 
Cath Raine and her sister have had a difficult childhood. Abandoned by their mother who ran off with a Canadian airman, the two young girls were forced to fend for themselves in a town rife with gossip about their family. 
 
When Cath first meets the wealthy Jack Vaughan on the grounds of his father's estate, he dismisses her because of the rumours he's heard about her family. But when their paths cross again, they find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other despite their different backgrounds. However, it's soon clear her family's reputation will make a fresh start impossible. Can Cath escape her difficult upbringing and find love at last? 
 
A gripping saga perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court. 
 
Previously published as 'Like Mother, Like Daughter'

A Daughter's Duty

A heartwarming and gritty family saga from Sunday Times bestseller Maggie Hope - perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn.

She’s bound by her duty to her family... 
 
Forced to leave school at the age of fourteen, young Rose Sharpe’s dreams of independence are ruined by her domineering father and constantly ailing mother. 
 
It falls to Rose to bring up her young sister and run the household, with little thanks from either of her parents. But just as Rose has almost given up hope, she realises she has a secret admirer of her own…

A Mother’s Courage

A family saga from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of A Daughter's Gift and The Servant Girl

Will her courage be enough to protect her family? 
 
Eleanor Saint spends as much time as she can helping in the community of her small mining town, even though her snobbish grandmother disapproves of her visiting the poor. When she comes of age, Eleanor is married to Frances Tait, a missionary, and she is delighted to have a husband who shares her passion for helping others. 
 
It is not long before Eleanor starts a family of her own. But when Mr Tait’s work takes their family far from home, her children face dangers that Eleanor could never have imagined. She will need to put her family first, before everything else, if she wants to protect them… 
 
A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter

A Daughter's Gift

A heartwarming family saga from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hope

A family torn apart. A daughter’s courage... 
 
When Elizabeth and her four sibling are orphaned, she and her brother are sent to a children’s home; their younger sisters into foster care. 
 
Life in the home is hard, but she is determined to look after her brother and make a better life for them both. Working as a nurse gives her a purpose but she risks everything by falling for wounded officer Jack Benson. Far above her in wealth and station, Elizabeth cannot marry him and she risks losing her nursing place if there is any hint of impropriety about her conduct. 
 
Then Elizabeth learns that her sister, Jenny, has been adopted by an abusive farmer. Torn between her hopeless love for Jack and her sister, must Elizabeth make an extreme sacrifice to reunite her family?

A Mother's Gift

A heartbreaking family saga for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin

What will Katie do to keep her child? 
 
When Katie’s grandfather and her childhood sweetheart are both killed in a mining accident, she is devastated by grief. 
 
Matthew Hamilton, the unscrupulous owner of the mine, takes advantage of her distress in the most despicable manner. Thrown out by her grandmother, her reputation and nursing career in tatters, Katie finds herself facing a home for unmarried mothers. Only Hamilton offers her a way to keep her baby, but only if she forgoes her principles and becomes his mistress...

A Wartime Nurse

A gritty, heartwarming saga perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nadine Dorries

Maggie Hope was born and raised in Durham. She worked as a nurse for many years, before giving up her career to raise her family.

As bombs begin to fall, her strength will be tested... 
 
A newly qualified nurse, Theda Wearmouth is delighted to gain a place at Newcastle Hospital. But the onset of war brings tragedy when her young soldier boyfriend is killed in action before he can make good on his promise to marry her. 
 
Broken-hearted, Theda finds herself re-assigned to a special unit of the hospital dealing with German prisoners of war. Her duty is clear. But will she be able to cope with nursing the very men her fiancé died fighting...? 
 
 
A gritty family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Miner’s Girl and An Orphan’s Secret

The Orphan Collection

From bestselling author Maggie Hope comes a new collection of moving family sagas.

This collection brings together three of Maggie Hope's most powerful novels: 
 
Orphan Girl 
Workhouse Child 
An Orphan's Secret 
 
These emotional tales of orphans overcoming terrible hardships may bring a tear to your eye, but they'll also bring warmth to your heart...

Like Mother, Like Daughter

A gripping family saga for fans of Katie Flynn from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Wartime Nurse

Maggie Hope was born and raised in County Durham. She worked as a nurse for many years , before giving up her career to raise her family.

Sadie Raine has a bad reputation... 
 
When she runs off with a Canadian airman, her two young daughters are left behind to pick up the pieces. 
 
But Cath Raine is determined to rise above the local gossips. Only, when she meets the upper-class Jack on the grounds of his father’s estate, she is tempted by the thought of an affair. Is she destined to follow in her mother’s scandalous footsteps after all...? 
 
(Note: previously published as The Pitman's Brat by Una Horne)

Maggie Hope

She is the downstairs maid; he is the Master&rsquo;s son... 
 
Forced to become a kitchen maid at Fortune Hall, Hetty Pearson strikes up an unlikely friendship with the younger son of the house, Richard. 
 
But Hetty is just a poor servant girl: what hope does she have of either winning Richard&rsquo;s heart or escaping his older brother&rsquo;s more base attentions? 
 
Note: previously published as THE JEWEL STREETS by Una Horne

The Servant Girl

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