Mile End Girl

A warm-hearted rags-to-riches East End saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maggie Hope.

Can this East End girl find a better life? 
 
Born in a tenement on the Isle of Dogs, Jessie has higher hopes for her future. When she manages to land a job at the Telephone Exchange, her earnings allow her to join the choir at the People's Palace. There, she catches the eye of the charming James Medway who sweeps her off her feet. 
 
But married life isn't a bed of roses, and when Jessie falls pregnant it quickly becomes clear that James is far from the doting husband she'd hoped for. Can Jessie find a way to stay strong for her baby? 
 
A heart-warming and gripping East End Saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope.

The Flower Girl

A warm-hearted East End family saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

From rags to riches…? 
 
Since her father's death, Emma Beech has supported her family by selling paper flowers to the theatre crowds in the West End. But when Emma meets street musician Theodore Barrington, she dreams of finally leaving poverty behind. 
 
Previously known as the Great Theodore on the London stage, Barrington turns Emma's head with tales of his former glory. But as Emma is captivated and eager to become his new assistant, she must face her mother’s disapproval over their secret rehearsals. Forced to make a difficult decision between staying loyal to her family and her roots, or pursuing fame and fortune, will she follow her heart or her head?... 
 
A gripping East End saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maggie Hope.

The Rag and Bone Girl

A captivating family saga set in London's East End, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

What will she sacrifice for love? 
 
Growing up in London’s East End with six siblings, Nora Taylor has always been close to her younger sister Maggie. But when she meets Maggie’s fiancé Robert, they are immediately drawn to each other. Forced to choose between her family and her heart, Nora decides to marry the man she loves – even if it means losing her sister. 
 
When the First World War breaks out, Nora must fight to hold her family together through the challenges and tragedies to come. As her children grow up they embark on their own adventures, but another war will threaten all their hopes for the future. Can this broken family survive the dark days of wartime? 
 
A sweeping saga charting one family’s fortunes through the First and Second World War and beyond, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

Rags to Riches

The ultimate rags to riches heartwarming family saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope

In the 1920s, nobody is safe from scandal... 
 
Amy Harrington leads a privileged life out in London society. Her maid, Alice Jordan, lives in the poverty-ridden East End. But when a disgraced Amy is disowned by her parents and fiancé, Alice is the only person she can turn to… 
 
Forced to give up her life of luxury, Amy lodges with Alice’s friendly working class family. But while Amy hatches a plan to get revenge on her former love who caused her downfall, Alice finds herself swept into the glittering society her mistress has just lost. And when Amy meets Alice’s handsome older brother Tom, they can only hope that love can conquer all… 
 
Will the two girls ever lead the lives they dream of?

The Fisherman’s Girl

A heartwarming family saga for readers who love Jenny Holmes and Elaine Everest

Will Pam’s secret tear her family apart? 
 
After the market crash of 1929, the Bowmaker family in Leigh-on-Sea are struggling to make ends meet. In these harsh times they must support each other or they risk their tight-knit family falling apart. 
 
But Pamela Bowmaker has a secret. Her sweetheart is George Bryant, whose family has been feuding with the Bowmakers’ since before she was born. With a baby on the way, Pam will need her family’s help more than ever. Can their love heal old wounds for the sake of their baby, or are some grudges too deep to mend? 
 
 
A warm-hearted and gripping saga, from the author of The Factory Girl and A Girl in Wartime

An East End Girl

A heartwarming East End saga for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn

Will she ever be anything more than an East End girl? 
 
Cissy Farmer longs to escape her life in London's Docklands where times are hard and money is tight. And when she meets the debonair Langley Makepeace, her dream seems within reach. 
 
But the price of belonging in Langley's brittle, sophisticated world could be much higher than Cissy ever imagined. Torn between Langley and her gentle childhood sweetheart, Eddie Bennet, she is forced to gamble on her future chance of happiness, a decision that will change her life forever... 
 
From the author of A Girl in Wartime and A Soldier’s Girl

Maggie Ford

From rags to riches... 
 
With the Armistice only a few months passed, times are hard for eighteen-year-old Geraldine Glover. A machinist at Rubins clothing factory in the East End, she dreams of a more glamorous life. 
 
When she meets Tony Hanford, the young and handsome proprietor of a small jeweller's shop in Bond Street, Geraldine is propelled into a new world – but it comes at a heavy price...

Maggie Ford

Books by Maggie Ford

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