As the effects of the war raging in Europe begin to be felt at home in London Monica Dickens decides..

When he arrives to take up his first posting as a GP in Collintrae a small fishing village on the We..

In the 1950s Jennifer Worth was a district midwife in East London. She worked with an order of nursi..

In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the brink of an England career. By 19..

When Helen Batten?s marriage breaks down she starts on a journey of discovery into her family?s past..

Growing up on a farm in the north of Scotland could be both rewarding and challenging. Now bestselli..

Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual particularly for a man who was destine..

Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation Mamie Baird Magnusson's whole life was a..

Dave Aston had been a soldier a member of the elite British SAS. Until that final mission into bandi..

Paul Hollywood is the man of the moment in British baking. His luxurious dough recipes have been sin..

This delightful memoir provides a unique `Upstairs Downstairs` account of what life was really like ..