Woodicombe House
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER
It is 1914, and in North Devon, twenty-one-year-old Kate Bratton finds life as a domestic servant far from fulfilling. Even the prospect of marrying her fiancé, Luke, seems unlikely to satisfy her continual craving for 'something more'. But when Woodicombe House is let to the Russell family for the summer, and Kate becomes lady's maid to their daughter, will her deam of a new life succeed? Or will events from a long time ago unexpectedly intervene?
A WIFE'S WAR
It is now 1915 and against all expectations, the war still isn't over. But, despite fearing for the well-being of their absent husbands, for Kate and Naomi, life in London goes along almost as normal. But when happenings on the battlefield bring to their doorstep a family member with a secret and, closer to home, events from the past lead to more questions than answers, will the women find ways to cope with battles of their own?
THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
War rages on, and Kate Channer is still housekeeper to Naomi. But when Naomi’s brother, Ned, is injured in an aeroplane crash, and it falls to Kate to oversee his rehabilitation, she struggles to keep everything running and yearns for the quiet of Woodicombe House. With no word from her husband, Luke, fighting in France, and the realities of war now firmly on their doorstep, can Kate find the strength to keep going?