Caroline Scott Books in Order

Effie inherits a tea shop and an unexpected declaration of love from her late employer, but his will sends her to France. Following his wartime diary, she uncovers troubling questions about the fiancé she believed had died there.

This history follows Manchester’s 23rd Battalion, formed from men too short for ordinary enlistment. Their distinctive pride faces the realities of the First World War, connecting the soldiers’ experiences with the city that raised and supported them.

In 1921, Edie receives a photograph that renews her hope that her missing husband survived the war. His brother Harry searches the former battlefields, where their shared grief and unanswered questions draw them toward a difficult truth.

Drawing on previously unpublished accounts and photographs, Caroline Scott examines women’s agricultural work during the First World War. She explores their contribution to Britain’s food supply and how labor in fields and farmyards changed the women themselves.

A soldier found in Durham Cathedral cannot remember his identity or wartime experiences. While a doctor tries to help him recover, three women claim to know him, leaving his future entangled with their losses and hopes.

War widow Esme spends the summer of 1923 in Cornwall, hoping to understand her late husband’s past. Life among artists and former soldiers offers unexpected comfort until a visitor unsettles everything she believes about him.

Commissioned to write a history of English food during the Depression, Stella Douglas travels in search of traditional recipes. Encounters with housewives and an intriguing stranger challenge her ideas about national identity and the life she wants.

Gardener Robert Bardsley joins a rural community of artists and idealists to restore its neglected grounds. As friendships grow and an orchard faces development, the residents must reconcile their competing hopes to preserve their shared home.