Kitty Neale Books

London, 1944. With bombs raining over London, keeping the Battersea Tavern open is no easy feat for owner Winnie Berry - but the community need the warmth and familiarity of the pub more than ever. After marriage, Maureen Fanning had moved out to Wandsworth with her bad-tempered husband Brancher. But when he loses both his job and their lodgings, the only people who will take them in are her kindly grandparents, Len and Renee. Getting a cleaning job at the Battersea Tavern is the least she can do to pay them back. It would all be fine... if it weren't for Brancher. Winnie is determined to take timid Maureen under her wing. But when tragedy strikes, it will be up to Maureen to find the strength she didn't know she possessed...

Kitty Neale is the undisputed queen of gritty Battersea-based family saga

In a time of war, what's holding them together could tear them all apart...

Emma Chambers has an way out of the poverty-stricken life she lives - but it might just destroy her to take it... The gritty tale from the bestselling author of NOBODY'S GIRL.

Meet the Drapers - they're as tough as they come ... The gritty drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Nobody's Girl. Set on the mean streets of 1960s South London.

"Swindled ... Val, Paula, Cheryl and Betty have one thing in common - they have all been betrayed by men. Shamed ... Rape victim Paula has been terrified ever since her brutal attack. High-flyer Val's life has fallen to pieces since she was forced out of her job. Grief-stricken by her grandmother's death, nurse Cheryl was tricked out of her inheritance. Timid housewife Betty sacrificed all for her husband. Now, 20 years later, he's left her and she's destitute. Sacrificed ... Now these four women want revenge. Masterminded by Val, the four women set out to right past wrongs. But will their role of avenging angels take them down a terrible road?"--Publisher description.

All they ever wanted was somewhere to call home...

A gritty and emotional family drama, from the Sunday Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn.

Her strength is all she has left... When Dorothy meets Robbie, she falls for him quickly and it's not long before the pair are engaged. But then an unexpected pregnancy puts everything at risk, and Dorothy is left alone - with Robbie nowhere to be seen. Heartbroken, Dorothy picks up the pieces of her life as a working girl in Battersea helping to support her mother and father. But before long, things start to become difficult. Her father's health is worsening, money is tight and worst of all, Robbie hasn't come back for her. Can Dorothy find a way back to happiness in the face of real adversity? Will she have the courage to make it on her own - or is someone else waiting in the wings to save her? Gritty and moving, this is the perfect read for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope.

The fourth standalone saga in the Battersea Tavern series, AN ORPHAN'S HOPE is the story of one orphan who finds the family she's always been missing at the Battersea Tavern.