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Keep the Home Fires Burning
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Series · 3 books · 2017-2020
By
S. Block
Books in series
#1
Keep the Home Fires Burning
2017
In Britain's darkest hour, an extraordinary community of women strives to protect the Home Front. When an enemy plane crashes in the village, every one of their lives will change forever... Return to Great Paxford or join us for your very first visit. Join Frances Barden, Sarah Collingborne, Pat Simms, Miriam Brindsley and the women of the Great Paxford Women's Institute as calamity hits their beloved village and they prove once again that when women work together they can surmount almost any challenge. Frances struggles as her factory is shut down and her husband's secret child arrives at her door. Pat received a respite when her abusive husband went to cover the war, but now he's home. Newlyweds Teresa and Nick come under tremendous pressure due to the secret Teresa hides. Meanwhile, the life of the Campbell family is turned on its head as a serious illness runs its course, and Alison finds new purpose in helping the influx of strangers to the village. Through it all the Women's Institute provides support and camaraderie. But is their combined strength enough to get them through the war? Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife, Granchester and Foyles War. If you adore the novels of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costello and Daisy Styles then this is an unmissable series for you.
#2
A Woman's War
2019
In the darkest days they'll find their greatest strength . . . As enemy planes continue to bombard the North West of England, the women of Great Paxford fight harder then ever to presevere. Pat thought she'd found true happiness, but as things change at home she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about her husband. Laura's young life has been besieged by tragedy, yet a new future looms on the horizon if she can find the courage to reach for it. Teresa has completely reshaped her life to be the perfect wife. Dinner on the table at five o'clock sharpish, each inch of the house spick and span . . . but with the arrival of a new guest, her life is thrown completely off kilter. However, for Steph Farrow it's not the threat of what's to come, it's whether she can live with what she has done . . .
#3
A Woman's Courage
2020
The new heartwarming wartime saga in the Home Fires series, perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves . In the midst of World War II, the members of one village WI fight harder than ever to help the war effort . . . But behind closed doors, each is fighting a more personal battle. Pat Simms is reeling from her own role in her abusive husband's death, and the new freedom before her is daunting. Sarah Collingborne is struggling with the absence of her husband, who is stranded in a POW camp abroad, and trying her best to fill his treasured place in the village. Meanwhile, Teresa Lucas is anxious about her future as a parent, and her friend Alison Scotlock is on the verge of starting a new relationship. And Miriam Brindsley 's good luck might be about to change . . . Grieving for men already lost and anxious for those still away fighting, the women of Great Paxford must rely on each other. Amidst the complexities of broken relationships, loss and friendship, this group of very different women must work together to find a way through.
Author
S. Block
Author · 7 books