The Deserter's Daughter

Having never read a saga before (unless the Poldark series counts, and I read that a LONG time ago when I was a teen), The Deserter's Daughter took me by surprise. I expected a comfortable read - a nice romance with some hardship thrown in. It is romantic and there is hardship, but it's SO much more......more

Loved, loved, loved this book. From the first word you are in 1920’s Manchester where we meet Carrie Jenkins and her mother on the eve of Carrie’s wedding. The dress is being tried on so half-sister Evadne can see the outfit before everybody else. Suddenly there is knock on the door. It is the parish......more

Heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns, The Deserter’s Daughter is a beautifully written story that will have you staying up into the early hours to finish it. Set in 1920s Manchester, with the country still coming to terms with the aftermath of the War, young Carrie Jenkins’ life is turned upside......more

This is not a period in history I know much about but this story was illuminating. The dreadful treatment of the innocent wives and daughters of deserters was terrible and in this book Carrie is jilted on the eve of her wedding because of her father's behaviour. She is forced to draw on all her rese......more

What a surprise I am a friend of the author, so of course I immediately ordered her book when it was launched last Thursday. My usual choice of book is a thriller, or a police/detective novel, but not usually a historical, romantic saga. What a surprise that I couldn't put it down, I have fallen asle......more