And as Polly rolls up her sleeves and gets stuck into life on board the narrowboat - making the gruelling journey London up to Birmingham - she will soon discover that a world of new beginnings awaits amid the anguish of the war.
Waterway Girls Series
This series follows young women as they discover new beginnings and purpose aboard narrowboats. It transports readers to a post-war era where tradition meets modernization along England's picturesque waterways. The stories are rich with determination, friendship, and self-discovery during challenging times. It's a narrative about resilience and finding home against all odds.



Recommended Reading Order
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Love on the Waterways
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
THE SECOND NOVEL IN MILLY ADAMS' BRAND NEW SAGA SERIES. 'I raced through it and loved every word.' - Frost MagazineMarch 1944, West London: it's been five months since Verity Clement fled home for a life on Britain's canals and she could never have imagined how tough it would get.
- 3
Hope on the Waterways
- 496 pages
- 18 hours of reading
When all seems lost, they find strength in each other. Now Sylvia must choose between keeping the promises she has made, and remaining loyal to the people she loves the most. It will take all their resolve to keep their heads above water, but as long as they stick together there will always be hope.