Annie Groves Books in Order

After D Day, the nurses of Victory Walk swap celebrations for the terror of flying bombs. New recruit Iris struggles to fit in, while Alice waits for news of Joe and the team dig deep to keep East End families going.

In 1943, Victory Walk welcomes two very different trainees, confident Lily and self doubting Ruby. As London prepares for D Day, love, betrayal and brutal air raids force each woman to decide what kind of nurse, and person, she wants to be.

Alice Lake and her friend Edith have barely settled into district nursing before rationing bites and the bombers arrive. On their East End rounds they face secret babies, bruised wives and personal heartbreak, yet must still keep up the famous Blitz spirit.

London's East End lies battered by the Blitz and shortages make every treat precious. Gladys juggles demanding shifts and a troublesome sister, while Edith must choose between her damaged sweetheart and the career she loves as Christmas brings the war's darkest days.

Leaving Liverpool to train in London, Alice Lake dreams of helping people, not dodging bombs. Posted to Victory Walk with her friend Edith, she learns fast as Hitler's raids turn ordinary home visits into acts of quiet, relentless bravery.

As victory nears, Kitty Callaghan throws herself into life as a WREN and vows to keep her heart closed. Stationed back on Merseyside, she is reunited with Frank Feeny and must decide whether she dares to trust love after so much loss.

Rita Kennedy has finally seen through charming but feckless Charlie, clinging to letters from childhood sweetheart Jack as the bombs fall on Liverpool. Her sister in law Kitty thrives in the WRENs yet cannot forget officer Frank Feeny, even when duty pulls them apart.

With the phoney war over and bombs raining on Liverpool, Rita Kennedy tries to play dutiful wife while her heart leans toward steadfast Jack Callaghan. Kitty distracts herself with work and worry for her brothers, and one hard winter Christmas tests Empire Street like never before.

On Liverpool's Empire Street, practical Kitty Fisher keeps her chaotic household afloat after her mother's death. Nearby, Rita Kennedy longs for a home of her own. As war draws closer, both women face choices that will test family loyalties and lifelong friendships.

Back in Article Row, Tilly fears the war will steal her chance to marry American reporter Drew. Olive's kindness to neighbour Sergeant Dawson sparks cruel gossip, Dulcie is reunited with a badly wounded old flame and Agnes faces a revelation that changes everything.

At No. 13 Article Row the war grows harsher just as Christmas approaches. Tilly cannot accept that Drew has vanished back to America, while Olive hides the painful truth. Around them Agnes and Sally endure fresh losses yet still hope for better days ahead.

In 1941, love feels as risky as the sirens over London. Tilly adores American journalist Drew but senses he is keeping something from her, Dulcie's brother Rick strides back into her life, Sally and Agnes plan futures, and Olive quietly aches for Sergeant Dawson.

As the Blitz begins in September 1940, the women of Article Row fight fear on every front. Tilly and Sally battle exhaustion at Barts Hospital, Agnes helps in crowded Underground shelters and Dulcie struggles to comfort a mother shattered by terrible news.

Lou Campion defies her parents to join the WAAFs, only to discover that discipline can be as scary as enemy aircraft. At home, Katie's dreams crumble, Fran nurses her gravely ill husband and Bella hides an impossible love as Liverpool braces for more sorrow.

In autumn 1944 the tide of war is turning, but peace still feels distant for the Campions. Sasha battles crippling fear after a near fatal bombing, Lou ferries aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary and an unexpected letter forces Katie to confront old heartbreak.

Olive never meant to run a boarding house, but war leaves her little choice. Into her Holborn home come nurse Sally, glamorous shop worker Dulcie and orphaned Agnes, three very different young women whose lives and loves become tangled as London braces for attack.

Liverpool reels under bombardment as the Campions wonder if their youngest twins should be sent away for safety. The sisters are drifting apart, Lou craving more than home can offer, while carefree cousin Bella discovers unexpected responsibility running a creche and facing a ghost from her past.

Young Katie arrives in Liverpool for a hush hush wartime posting and is billeted with a lively family whose son Luke is a wounded Dunkirk veteran. While the household's teenage twins chase excitement, the Blitz forces them all to rethink love, duty and what really matters.

Sam Grey joins the ATS determined to prove herself, but office work and a forbidding superior leave her restless until bomb disposal expert Johnny turns her world upside down. Meanwhile Sally juggles factory shifts, singing at the Grafton and raising children while her husband is a prisoner of war.

Twin sisters Jean and Vi Campion share a birthplace but little else. Jean scrapes by with her honest husband and brood of children, while ambitious Vi enjoys a smarter address. As war looms and younger sister Francine comes home, the whole family must decide who will fight and who will leave.

Four very different women are drawn together by war and by Liverpool's Grafton dance hall. Heartbroken Diane takes a teleprinter job at Derby House, sharp tongued Myra hides her own wounds, while factory girl Ruthie and her friend Jess seek fun, love and escape under the glittering lights.

Rosie has always felt at home among Liverpool's Italian community, cherished by the bighearted Grenelli family. When Italy joins the enemy and suspicion tears neighbours apart, tragedy sends her to the countryside as a Land Girl, where a dangerous, forbidden love changes her life.

On the eve of World War Two, shy Molly Dearden lives in the shadow of capable sister June in Liverpool's Edge Hill district. As war breaks out she joins the Women's Voluntary Service, falls for sailor Eddie and discovers just how much courage love can demand.

Orphan Hettie has been raised by Ellie Pride as one of the family, yet she has never quite felt she belongs. Gifted with a remarkable voice, she chases a stage career in Liverpool and London, confronting glamour, grief and a choice between duty and desire.

Connie Pride is left alone and pregnant in the roughest part of Liverpool after her lover disappears. Rescued from the streets and offered nurse training at the Poor Hospital, she builds a new life there, until a familiar, dangerous face shatters her hard won hopes.

After her beloved mother's death, headstrong Ellie Pride promises to put security before passion. Sent to live with a wealthier aunt and uncle, she rejects craftsman Gideon Walker and enters a loveless marriage, then must draw on every ounce of pride to survive heartbreak and hardship.