Blackberry Farm Books in Order
Part ofRosie Clarke Books in OrderSee the Blackberry Farm series by Rosie Clarke in order, with book-by-book summaries, Cambridgeshire countryside background and guidance on enjoying this wartime family saga.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
War Clouds Over Blackberry Farm
by Rosie Clarke
2021
In rural Cambridgeshire, the Talbot family of Blackberry Farm watch the gathering storm of 1939. As sons dream of adventure and London's Salmons family feel the wrench of separation, young sweethearts Lizzie Johnson and Tom Talbot must decide if love can survive pride and impending war.
Heartache at Blackberry Farm
by Rosie Clarke
2022
By 1941, war has already scarred the Talbots of Blackberry Farm. When first Tom, then his brother John go missing in action, the family is pushed to breaking point. At home, Faith's troubles and fresh tragedy prove that the deepest wounds are not always on the battlefield.
Love and Duty at Blackberry Farm
by Rosie Clarke
2023
With the war grinding on in 1942, young Artie Talbot is torn between duty to Blackberry Farm and the desire to fight like his brothers. When a shocking loss hits the heart of the family, everyone must decide what sacrifice really means.
Family Matters at Blackberry Farm
by Rosie Clarke
2025
In 1943, John Talbot longs for a peaceful future with his little son and perhaps new love with nurse Lucy, but fresh orders send him back to sea. As tragedy strikes at home and war injuries mount, the Talbots struggle to hold farm and family together.
Tears and Fears on Blackberry Farm
by Rosie Clarke
2026
The war's later years bring fresh worries to Blackberry Farm, with loved ones still in peril and the countryside far from safe. As losses accumulate and long-held hopes are tested, the Talbots lean on one another to face an uncertain future.
Series background & context
The Blackberry Farm series is a countryside companion to Clarke's city based sagas, following the Talbot family on a mixed farm in Cambridgeshire as the Second World War reshapes every aspect of their lives. The books blend rural rhythms with the constant tension of news from the front.
War Clouds Over Blackberry Farm opens in 1939 as rumours of war harden into reality. The Talbots worry about sons eager to enlist and about crops that still need bringing in. In London, the Salmons family confronts separation and evacuation, and the two households gradually become entwined through work, friendship and young love between Lizzie Johnson and Tom Talbot.
Later instalments such as Heartache at Blackberry Farm and Love and Duty at Blackberry Farm deepen the focus on individual family members. Sons Tom and John face peril overseas and at sea, while those left at home cope with missing in action telegrams, unplanned pregnancies and the sheer grind of keeping animals, fields and younger children safe. Artie, the younger brother, struggles with the feeling that duty to the farm is keeping him from doing his part in uniform.
Family Matters at Blackberry Farm continues the story into the mid war years as spring brings both romance and tragedy. Parents Pam and Arthur face ageing, illness and the fear that not all their boys will return. Further ahead, future volumes will carry the Talbots through the final phases of war and into uneasy peace, with titles like Tears and Fears on Blackberry Farm signposting that the emotional cost does not stop on VE Day.
What sets this series apart is its focus on the home front beyond the city streets. The books show how rationing, conscription and bombing raids ripple out into fields and small villages, and how families depend not just on blood ties but on good neighbours and the wider community.
Although each novel recaps key events, they are written as a continuing family chronicle, so starting with War Clouds Over Blackberry Farm gives the fullest picture of how this one farm weathers the storm.
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