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  • THE TANGLED WEB
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In 1950s Wales, a young woman is torn between loyalty to her wayward brother and the fierce yearnings of her own heart . . .   Supporting her brother between his spells in prison costs Amanda Clifford more than money. She loses friends—and constantly has to move. But he’s the only family she’s ever known. Until, that is, she’s told that a great aunt has left her a cottage. Th...

    $109.00

  • FRIENDS AND SECRETS
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In their favorite café, a group of women meets regularly to discuss their troubles—but even friends can’t always tell each other the truth . . .   In a Welsh seaside town, Cynthia is happily married to her lifelong sweetheart, but not even the wealth and security they’ve built together makes her willing to reveal the abuse and trauma they suffered as children. Meriel’s husban...

    $109.00

  • THE HOMECOMING
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In post–WWII Wales, a young woman must put aside her broken heart—and focus on unearthing a killer’s secrets . . .   The war is over, and life seems simple for Lydia—she’s working at the Swansea market and waiting for her sweetheart, Glyn, to come home from the navy and marry her. Her only hardship at the moment is attending to her needy mother, who complains constantly of va...

    $179.00

  • MAISIE'S WAY
    GRACE THOMPSON
    Experience the lives and loves of the inhabitants of a charming Welsh village in this captivating fourth novel in the Pendragon Island saga series.   When Masie Vasey leaves her husband and brings her daughter to live on Pendragon Island, she causes unrest within more than one family. Underneath the happy surface of this Welsh seaside town, relationships can seem fragile and ea...

    $109.00

  • SUMMER OF SECRETS
    GRACE THOMPSON
      The search for her niece’s unknown father leads a woman to a small Welsh village—and into a web of dangerous secrets . . .   Bettrys Hopkyns made a promise to her late parents to watch over her pretty, vivacious, and fragile sister. But as they share a flat in London, she finds Eirlys’s drinking binges and moodiness aren’t easy to deal with—in fact, they’re taking over Bettry...

    $109.00

  • A SHOP IN THE HIGH STREET
    GRACE THOMPSON
    Family rivalries and bitter disputes set a once-peaceful town alight in the fifth book of the well-loved Pendragon Island sagas, following Maisie’s Way.   Edward Jenkins has long dreamt of opening a sports shop in the small Welsh town of Pendragon Island. So, when Edward’s parents pass away, leaving the Montague Court Hotel to their two children, he glimpses the possibility of ...

    $109.00

  • WAIT TILL SUMMER
    GRACE THOMPSON
      As World War II evacuees pour into a coastal Welsh town, the upheaval will change lives, but hope—and the promise of summer—will carry them through . . .   In 1939, after war has been declared, evacuees begin to arrive in the small Welsh seaside town of St David’s Wells. When Eirlys Price convinces her parents to take in three young children, she can’t imagine it will lead to...

    $109.00

  • DAY TRIPPERS
    GRACE THOMPSON
      Laughter lifts the spirits of those holding down the home front during World War II in this heartwarming novel from the author of Waiting for Yesterday.   St. David’s Wells blossoms in the English tourist trade of the war years. The Castle family run the rides and stalls, struggling to manage without their absent sons, and amid tragedies and anxieties, there is time for what ...

    $109.00

  • MISSING THE MOMENT
    GRACE THOMPSON
      Can she choose between family and love? A heartbreaking tale of sacrifice and second chances from the author of the Holidays at Home series.   Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell’s father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte’s shoulders.   If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the...

    $109.00

  • HOLIDAYS AT HOME OMNIBUS
    GRACE THOMPSON
      The beloved saga of a Welsh coastal community coping on the home front through World War II—six novels in one volume!   These six heartwarming novels follow the inhabitants of St David’s Wells, a small Welsh seaside town, charting the highs and lows they experience during the Second World War. From engagements to tragic accidents, the arrival of evacuees to the return of the ...

    $109.00

  • WAITING FOR YESTERDAY
    GRACE THOMPSON
      Wartime dreams soar in this novel of ambition and resilience. Third in the World War II home front series from the author of Swingboats on the Sand.   Shirley Downs has always known she was no ordinary girl. But when she enters and wins a singing contest, she begins to realize that her talent is really something special. However, it is 1941, and a career on the stage comes se...

    $109.00

  • SOPHIE STREET
    GRACE THOMPSON
    The fittingly poignant finale to the acclaimed and hugely popular series following the post-World War II ups and downs of life in a Welsh seaside village.   Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married, but Mair, the daughter of the local police constable, does not seem to be the wisest choice. And anyway, she is far more interested in the secretive...

    $109.00

  • UNLOCKING THE PAST
    GRACE THOMPSON
      The locals of a quaint Welsh village experience change—for better and worse—in the third Pendragon Island novel from the author of The Weston Girls.   Poachers and dealmakers, the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law.   As rationing finally draws to an end, the tight-knit community finds itself coming to terms with a new world in which soci...

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  • UNWISE PROMISES
    GRACE THOMPSON
      Fifth in the much-loved classic World War II home front series, filled with warmth, heart, and nostalgia for an unforgettable time in our history.   To honor her promise, must she give up her dreams?   When Audrey Piper finally marries her sweetheart, Wilf Thomas, she begins to regret her promise to always help out at the Castle’s family cafe. When her future dramatically cha...

    $109.00

  • STREET PARTIES
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In a Welsh village, a woman awaits the return of her husband from World War II—while fearing what might have changed while he was away . . .   With the war drawing to a close, St David’s Wells prepares to welcome their soldiers home. Everyone is looking forward to a new dawn. But Alice Castle is suspicious of a strange woman, Netta, who is taking an unhealthy interest in Alic...

    $109.00

  • THE POSTHORN INN
    GRACE THOMPSON
      A charming historical saga of smuggling, village gossip, and romance on the rugged Welsh coast . . .   The enigmatic Barrass is a letter-carrier in the little Welsh village of Mumbles. He works long hours for little pay, and his home is a cold, damp lean-to. But half the young women in the village seem sweet on him, and indeed, three girls claim their babies are his. Olwen, a...

    $109.00

  • CORNER OF A SMALL TOWN
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In an idyllic Welsh tourist town, a local family struggles with dark secrets amid the cheerful summer festivities . . .   Pendragon Island is the perfect place for summer holidays, with a stretch of clean golden sand and plenty of amusements nearby. Yet for one local family, the happy atmosphere risks becoming a cruel joke, as the unusually named Lewis Lewis’s affair with clo...

    $109.00

  • AN ARMY OF SMILES
    GRACE THOMPSON
      Three girls go to war and find true friendship in this Second World War saga from the popular author of the Holidays at Home and Pendragon Island series.   Ethel runs away from a violent father, a man so fierce he beat her fiancé senseless. Gorgeous Kate leaves her doting parents and their grocery store. Shy and sheltered Rosie, who has grown up with her grandmother, decides ...

    $109.00

  • THE WESTON GIRLS
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In 1950s Wales, the beautiful, rich, and popular Weston girls seem to have it all—until they fall in love with the wrong men . . .   The Westons have always pinned their hopes for creating a family dynasty on their glamorous granddaughters. But Joan and Megan—confident and eligible though they are—regularly set tongues wagging with their outrageous behavior. Their grandmother...

    $109.00

  • ICE CREAM IN WINTER
    GRACE THOMPSON
      When tragedy strikes, comfort comes from an unlikely place in this emotional novel of love, loss, and friendship set in 1940 Wales . . .   As the Christmas season approaches in a small Welsh village, two friends, Patricia and Vanessa, fall for the same man. Vanessa will stop at nothing to win his affections, but it is Patricia who is successful in finding love.   Yet when tra...

    $109.00

  • SEARCH FOR A SHADOW
    GRACE THOMPSON
      The attractive man she met in London has come to her peaceful Welsh village—but does he bring with him a promise or a threat?   On the last day of her holiday, Rosemary Roberts is rather relieved. Her travels have been enjoyable, but the quiet-natured woman looks forward to returning to her delightfully dull village in Wales. Then she meets an intriguing American in the foyer...

    $179.00

  • SUMMER'S LAST RETREAT
    GRACE THOMPSON
      In a Welsh coastal village, a poverty-stricken girl sells fish to support her family and yearns for the boy she loves, from the author of The Posthorn Inn.   On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, in the village called Mumbles, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must c...

    $109.00

  • FAMILY PRIDE
    GRACE THOMPSON
      All’s fair in love, war, and baking . . . A saga of WWII Wales, a family feud, and an unexpected romance between rivals.   Gilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street, in the same Welsh seaside town, is the rival bakery: Green’s.   As Gilly’s grandfather falls ill, things look tough for the Jenkins—especially amid the outbreak of th...

    $229.00

  • SWINGBOATS ON THE SAND
    GRACE THOMPSON
      A loving family proves to be the greatest gift in this delightful British wartime saga following Wait Till Summer, the Holidays at Home series debut.   In 1940, foreign travel is no longer feasible due to the War, so “holidays at home” enjoy a new lease of life, meaning business is booming for Piper’s Café at St. David’s Wells. However, not everyone in the family-run business...

    $229.00