This series delves into the harsh realities of life on a desolate coastline, where characters battle poverty and adversity. Follow their struggles for survival and their search for hope amidst unforgiving circumstances. The narratives celebrate the strength of the human spirit and resilience in the face of unpredictable life events. It's a tale of family, community, and finding light even in the darkest of times.
Sarah Foster's parents have been fighting a constant battle with poverty, disease and crime. It is at this new home on the crumbling coastline of Holderness that Sarah is born - and grows into a bright and beautiful girl, and a great source of strength to those around her.
And this new way of life might just offer her the chance of love, in spite of all the tragedy that has gone before...If you enjoy books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.
It is the late 1850s and a tired woman holding a baby walks from Hull to one of the big houses in Anlaby - the home of the wealthy Rayners. No one wants to take responsibility for the baby and it is about to be put into an orphanage when Sammi, James's cousin, decides to take the baby back to her parents' home on the Holderness coast.