The Cornish Girls Books in Order

In wartime St Ives, Lily and Eva find new purpose at an officers’ convalescent home while Rose investigates concerns about an orphanage. Their friendships and hopes for love are tested as Christmas approaches amid the continuing conflict.

After losing her sister in the Blitz, Violet brings her nieces to Cornwall and meets fellow refugee Eva. Discovering a secret military base draws them and local worker Hazel into the war effort far from London.

An attack on a Cornish beach draws Demelza, Lily, and Violet into new responsibilities, from emergency nursing to caring for evacuees. As war reshapes their daily lives, each must also face difficult questions about love and belonging.

In wartime St Ives, Sonya searches for the daughter she surrendered decades earlier while Lily’s nursing brings her face to face with an old love. Young Mary’s romantic hopes add another challenge to the women’s intertwined lives.

In wartime Bude, Alice begins secret training, Penny starts work at a farm shop, and widowed Florence houses American troops. Their new responsibilities bring unexpected romantic possibilities as uncertainty continues to shape life on the Cornish coast.

In postwar Cornwall, Sheila takes over her late husband’s shop, Joan joins the Land Girls, and Selina rebuilds ties with her sister. Grief and disappointment complicate their hopes as each tries to find purpose beyond the fighting.

In Cornwall in 1944, Alice joins a codebreaking team after abandoning spy training, while Imogen suspects a new vicar of betrayal. American entertainer Pearl searches for belonging as the women confront the war’s continuing demands together.

In Cornwall after the war, Sheila’s community work conflicts with a marriage proposal, while Caroline faces a new attraction on the farm. Selina’s responsibilities toward grieving children bring companionship and a tentative vision of happiness.

As war approaches in 1939, Sheila and her daughter Betsy confront family tragedy and hostility toward Betsy’s German husband. Newly arrived Edith carries a secret of her own, linking their struggles before conflict transforms their lives.