Katherine Press

1915: As war continues to rage across the Channel, the families of the Somerset village of Street can no longer avoid its long shadow.Workers in the Clarks shoe factory, at the heart of the village, have left for the army in droves, and news from the...

Charity Palfrey is an orphan, with no family of her own and no past. Accepting a job as governess at Morwennan House is a fresh start for her, but from the moment Charity arrives she knows there is something sinister about her appointment. Charity...

Louise Polmar begs her former nanny to care for her baby then she flees. Ella grows up unaware that she is one of the Polmars of Porthminster Hall. Ella tries to uncover the truth about the fate of her mother, but there are dark secrets at...

Can love blossom in times of trouble?Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following in the footsteps of their families, working at the Clarks shoe factory.But when Britain declares war on Germany, the Somerset village of Street is shaken to...

Vicky and Alek disagree on a lot. But there’s one thing they both agree on. They both believe they are fundamentally misunderstood – by society, and by their loved ones.When Vicky’s past catches up with her, and her unpleasant ex threatens to destroy...

'Eleanor Porter is a major new voice in historical fiction.' Tim ClaytonWhere will her loyalty lead her?Once accused of witchcraft Martha Spicer is now free from the shadow of the gallows and lives a safe and happy life with her husband, Jacob. But...

'Eleanor Porter is a major new voice in historical fiction.' Tim ClaytonWhere will her loyalty lead her?Once accused of witchcraft Martha Spicer is now free from the shadow of the gallows and lives a safe and happy life with her husband, Jacob. But...

When Tamsin Hardy returns home from her post as a lady’s maid to attend her mother’s sickbed, her childhood playmate Isobel Penrose offers her a post as her companion at Trevarrah House. Tamsin accepts, but she feels uneasy about Trevarrah House...

“A triumph.” —Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials sagaFour young lives across Europe are forever changed in the dawn of World War II in this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel from award-winning author...

Can she save herself from a witch's fate?Martha is a feisty and articulate young woman, the daughter of a wheelwright, living in a Herefordshire village in Elizabethan England. With no mother Martha's life is spent running her father's meagre...