A Mother’s GiftEliza’s ChildA Mother’s CourageThe Servant GirlA Daughter’s DutyA Daughter’s GiftMolly’s WarWorkhouse ChildThe Coal Miner’s DaughterA Mother’s GiftWhat 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.Eliza’s ChildTorn 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.A Mother’s CourageEleanor 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. The Servant GirlShe is the downstairs maid; he is the Master’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’s heart or escaping his older brother’s more base attentions?A Daughter’s DutyAll she wanted was a loving family . . . When young Rose Sharpe is forced to leave school at the age of fourteen, her dreams of independence are left in tatters. With little help from her ailing mother, it’s up to Rose to protect her young sister from their domineering father and run the household. A Daughter’s GiftA 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.Molly’s WarWar, 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.Workhouse ChildAll 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…The Coal Miner’s DaughterA 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..?