Books published by publisher Charnwood

'...a first class professional.' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. Early in the nineteenth century, Dewi Morgan arrives at Polrudden Manor in Cornwall, expecting to take up the position of governess to Nathan Jago's son, Beville, but Nathan is determined to have a local girl for the post. It takes a dramatic rescue for Nathan to have a change of heart, and by then Dewi's gentle ways and sense of fun have made her a favourite with the entire household. Nathan's fancy is very much taken by Sir Kenwyn Penhaligan's beautiful niece, Abigail, but she has given her affections elsewhere. Meanwhile, Dewi tries to disguise her growing affection for her handsome master...

When Alice gets up after a knock on the head she has a bit of a surprise. As far as she's aware she's twenty-nine, recently married, pregnant with their first and blissfully happy. But she couldn't be more wrong. After landing on her head in gym class she's somehow forgotten all of the last ten years. Suddenly she has three children she can't remember giving birth to. Her besotted husband Nick now seems to hate her. And an unbearable distance has grown between Alice and her sister Elisabeth. How could so much go so wrong in a decade? Why does she not recognise, let alone like, the person she has become? And can she ever again be the woman she used to be?

Rosamond Treverton lay dying at Porthgenna Tower, the family mansion in Cornwall. Calling her lady's maid to her side she confesses a terrible secret from her past, but dies before she can extract a promise from Sarah to reveal all to her husband. Hiding the written confession in a remote part of the mansion, Sarah carries the burden alone for fifteen years. Worn out by the strain, it is at this point that she is pitched headlong into a chain of events which could lead to discovery by the innocent she is trying to protect. Will the secret be revealed? What lies in store for the young Rosamond, her blind husband and their infant son, heir to Porthgenna?

"A compelling story of the turbulence of family life". - BOOKLIST When Sydney Westerfield's mother marries again and emigrates to America, she leaves her daughter in the care of her unmarried sister, who runs a school in London. The formidable Miss Wigger sees her only as someone she can exploit, and Sydney becomes drawn and pale as this bitter life takes its toll. Sydney secretly advertizes for a position as a governess and Herbert Linley comes to seek her services. For the first time, she finds heartfelt compassion and sympathy and accepts his offer of employment in Scotland. Will the gratitude she feels towards her rescuer remain untainted by more complicated passions, or will the family live to repent her engagement?

'Down, down they sank and the quick returning waters smothed out every ripple and left the sea as though it had not been.' - BEECHER MEMORIAL EDITION: First published in 1912, told by the SURVIVORS. This is a graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than one thousand five hundred souls. The story is set forth clearly, giving the facts about the ship and the voyage, the passengers, and the pathetic details of the wreck. There are first-hand accounts of the survivors, telling of exciting escapes from death and acts of heroism not equalled in ancient or modern times. Illustrated throughtout with photographs and drawings made expressly for this book.

Jude Fawley, poor and working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but he is rebuffed, and trapped in a loveless marriage. He falls in love with his unconventional cousin Sue Bridehead, and their refusal to marry when free to do so confirms their rejection of and by the world around them. The shocking fate that overtakes them is an indictment of a rigid and uncaring society.