Böcker av Mary Mackie

She must uncover the secrets of her mother's past... Eighteen-year-old Katarin arrives in England having fled the rising tensions in Germany. She instantly senses that she is unwelcome on her grandmother's Norfolk estate, although she has no idea why. There is a bitterness that her mere presence seems to provoke in her relations. Gradually she starts to piece together the truth: that she is paying the price for her mother's past, a mystery that nobody is willing to reveal to her. As the tide of the Great War begins to wash across Europe, Katarin feels increasingly cut off from her family, and increasingly drawn to a man whose history is tragically entangled with her own... An engaging saga set in Norfolk against the backdrop of the First World War, perfect for fans of Iris Gower and Rosie Goodwin.

To save her home, she faces a difficult choice.When Rose Hamilton's mother died in childbirth, her father, a farmer on the royal Sandringham estate, turned his back on the daughter whose birth killed his beloved wife. Rose's one joy is Orchards, her father's beloved farm. When he collapses, it is left to Rose to manage their land and do battle with their landlord Bertie, the lecherous Prince of Wales, who quickly turns vindictive. Faced with more family tragedy, Rose is left with a choice to make - either she must marry in order to stay on at Orchards, or leave the farm. Reliable Basil Pooley has been in love with Rose for years, though Rose has never returned his feelings. But Geoffrey Devlin, a man she has both loved and hated in equal measure since she was a girl, is an impossibility. Will she be forced into a marriage with somebody she does not love, or can she find a way to save her beloved home?An engaging saga set in Victorian Norfolk, perfect for fans of Rosie Harris and Iris Gower.

She will uncover truths about herself that had previously been hidden‿ Lily Clare is the adopted daughter of the rector of Hewinghall. She has never been able to resist taking in waifs and strays. She brings home hungry cats, broken-winged birds, and one day, a filthy girl she finds starving and exhausted in the Hewinghall woods: Jess Henefer. Lily is fiercely protective of Jess, protecting her from the servants‿ hostility and providing her with employment. But Lily, with her strange coloured eyes and her mysterious parentage, has never quite belonged in the smug world of Victorian Norfolk society. As they reach maturity, it is Jess who must become Lily‿s protector. A haunting saga set in Victorian Norfolk, perfect for fans of Iris Gower and Rosie Harris.