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1916. East London. When 16-year-old Clover Cooper's mother Iris calls her home from work one day the..

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Sheffield 1867. It's the height of a long-running and violent campaign known as the Outrages where m..

1922. After the horrors of the Great War the close-knit Truscott family returns to everyday life on ..

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Tho..

1813. Meg Marsh will do anything to keep a roof over her family's head - even getting involved in a ..

A small Welsh town hosts a lively and varied community - and none more so than Nelly Luke the cheerf..

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After two years Meg Fairfax has finally started to make a success of herself. Her skills as a baker ..

In February 1944 the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club face the devastating personal..

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Born into poverty and hardship Ruby Skinner's decision to approach the unscrupulous East End villain..