Rookery House Books in Order

During the first Christmas of the war, retired cook Hettie questions her new life while evacuee Gloria longs to reunite her family. Together they devise a plan to support their neighbours and bring their village closer.

After narrowly surviving a London air raid, nurse Evie escapes an unhappy life for a Norfolk hospital and a room at Rookery House. Her fresh start is threatened when a patient arrives who knows the past she hoped to leave behind.

Pregnant Marianne worries about her airman husband while preparing for Christmas and caring for her daughter. At Rookery House, a visiting ambulance commander seeks rest, and nurse Evie faces news that forces her to reconsider her future.

Bereaved by the Manchester Blitz, Flo joins the Land Army and seeks a new beginning at Rookery House. When an enemy aircraft crashes nearby, helping its German crew forces her to confront the grief she hoped to escape.

A Christmas concert revives painful memories for Flo, whose family died in the Blitz. Meanwhile, nurse Evie faces a choice that could cost her home, work and relationship, testing the support offered by the women around her.

In spring 1942, unexpected change forces Prue to reconsider her future while Thea welcomes more wartime guests to Rookery House. A questionable gardening appointment and growing household demands test the community’s ability to support one another.

Evie prepares to leave Rookery House for a new home, while Marianne fears interference from her husband’s family. As spring arrives in wartime Norfolk, Hettie’s growing friendship with Ted attracts gossip that could threaten their happiness.

American troops arrive near Great Plumstead in 1944, but an accident leaves Thea struggling to manage Rookery House. Prue worries about her sons overseas, while Hettie faces a tragedy and helps a Land Girl in crisis.

A wedding brings joy to Rookery House as the war approaches its final months. Yet dangers remain, and Thea faces a decision about leaving the home whose residents depend on her, with lasting consequences for everyone she cares about.