1. A Wartime Welcome at Rookery House
October 1940. After narrowly surviving an air raid during the Blitz, VAD nurse Evie leaves London for Norfolk and takes a post at the newly opened hospital at Great Plumstead Hall. She finds a home at Rookery House, where the village is also receiving mothers and…
2. A Wartime Christmas at Rookery House
December 1939. Hettie Brown has recently retired from her work as cook at Great Plumstead Hall and is trying to settle into life at Rookery House when troubling news unsettles the security she expected retirement to bring. Gloria Jessop, meanwhile, is living in the village as…
3. Digging for Victory at Rookery House
March 1941. After losing her family in the Manchester Christmas Blitz, Flo Butterworth leaves the city and joins the Women's Land Army. She arrives at Rookery House in Norfolk hoping to make a new start and to put her experience and love of gardening to practical…
4. A Christmas Baby at Rookery House
October 1941. Marianne Fordham is caring for her young daughter Emily, completing dressmaking commissions and worrying about her pilot-officer husband, Alex, who is flying operations over enemy territory. With another baby almost due, the pressures of wartime family life are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. At…
5. Home Comforts at Rookery House
Spring 1942 After a difficult few years with husband Victor, Prue’s life is about to change in a dramatic and unexpected way. Will she have the strength to carry on and turn her life in a more positive new direction? Rookery House is bursting at the…
6. Christmas Carols at Rookery House
Nearly two years after losing her family in the Manchester Christmas Blitz, Land Girl Flo Butterworth has begun rebuilding her life in Great Plumstead and has found confidence through the village singing group. A request to perform Christmas carols for patients at the local hospital, however,…
7. A Joyful Springtime at Rookery House
After a visit to see her mother in Sussex with Ned, it’s time for VAD nurse, Evie Jones, to say a fond farewell to Rookery House and seek a new home in Great Plumstead. When an unusual opportunity arises, will it be all she hopes for?…
8. New Beginnings at Rookery House
Great Plumstead is buzzing with news that the American GIs have arrived on the nearby aerodrome. However, when a serious accident forces Thea to step back from her work, she must focus her full attention on Rookery House. There is an impossible amount to get done…
9. Wedding Celebrations at Rookery House
As the last months of the war unfold and with victory in sight, there is a wedding to celebrate, bringing much joy to Rookery House and the community of Great Plumstead. However, the dangers of war remain and both Thea and Prue face challenges that test…