Anne Bennett

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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2002
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Lyle Cooper Story

1 - On Bonaire (May-2023)
2 - Back to Bonaire (Sep-2023)

Book List in Order: 25 titles

  • A Strong Hand to Hold

    A heartbreaking tale of love and loss in a time of war, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.Jenny O’Leary is devastated one morning in 1940 when she receives a telegram giving her the dreadful news that one of her brothers has been kil...

  • Walking Back to Happiness

    Family saga set in Birmingham in the years following World War Two Hannah Delaney is a young woman with a secret. It is not one that she can share with her large family still back home in Ireland, and especially not with her dying sister. Hannah's mo...

  • Till the Sun Shines Through

    A family is divided when its favourite daughter is forced to flee rural Ireland and to seek her living in war-torn Birmingham.Bridie McCarthy loves her family’s farm in the remotest part of Donegal, even though she’s forced to work hard when all ...

  • Danny Boy

    A deeply moving saga of a young couple with high hopes for a bright future in rural Ireland, only to find themselves embroiled in the uprising of 1916 and having to make a new life for themselves in Birmingham. Rosie's family doesn't have much money,...

  • Mother's Only Child

    Maria Foley's dream of studying at the prestigious Grafton Academy in Dublin falls apart when her father is paralysed in an accident and it is left to her to look after him. When her true love marries another, she doesn't blame him, for who'd take he...

  • A Daughter's Secret

  • A Sister's Promise

    Molly's life changes forever when her mother is killed in an accident. Although her beloved grandfather wants to keep her and little brother Kevin with him in Birmingham, the authorities decide it's best for the girl to live with her maternal grandmo...

  • A Mother's Spirit

    Nothing can change her love for her son Gloria and Joe were the golden couple, until tragedy left them with nothing. Yet even poverty could not spoil the joy when their son Ben is born. World War Two rages and Joe labours on the docks by day and figh...

  • Daughter of Mine

    For as long as she can remember, Lizzy has let other people make decisions for her. But faced with the cruelty of life behind the laundry walls, a new resolve is born. Her father declares she's no daughter of his - but Lizzy is forced to make the big...



  • To Have and To Hold

    Carmel Duffy is the eldest child of a brutal and abusive marriage, and she can't wait to leave home. As soon as she turns eighteen, she heads for Birmingham and begins training as a nurse. She's determined to have no husband or family of her own, but...

  • The Child Left Behind

  • Keep the Home Fires Burning

  • Far From Home

  • If You Were the Only Girl

  • A Girl Can Dream

  • Love Me Tender

    A heartrending tale of love and tragedy during The Birmingham Blitz. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.For Kathy O’Malley, life has not been easy with her husband, Barry, out of work and with two children to feed. Then when war break...

  • Another Man's Child

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    The latest heartrending tale of hope and heartache from bestselling author Anne Bennett. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves. Maeve Brannigan is only eighteen when she leaves her rural home in County Donegal and moves to Birmingham, w...

  • The Winter Waif

    A story of struggle and hardship and one girl’s battle for survival from the best-selling author of If You Were the Only Girl and Another Man’s Child.Angela McCluskey comes to Birmingham from Ireland with her family as a young girl to escape the ...



  • A Little Learning

    Can an ordinary girl dare to be different? The compelling new bestseller from Birmingham’s Queen of FictionJanet is determined to make something of herself, instead of being chained to a sink with a baby a year like most women of her generation. Sh...

  • Child on the Doorstep

    Angela McClusky is haunted by the young baby that she left on the steps of the workhouse. Born out of wedlock and the result of a traumatic assault, the child has grown up away from the loving arms of her mother and only has a locket to remind her of...

  • As Time Goes By

    Be swept away by the latest heart-breaking tale of courage and resilience from the author of The Forget-Me-Not Child, and The Child on the Doorstep.Angela McClusky arrived in the Birmingham, from Ireland, to escape soul-breaking poverty. But life in ...

  • On Bonaire

    A Lyle Cooper Story - 1

    A personal journey full of hope, and one woman's struggle to free herself from her painful past.Growing up, Lyle Cooper had to dodge her mother's boyfriends and scavenge for food, learning early on how to fend for herself. She relied on her best frie...

  • Back to Bonaire

    A Lyle Cooper Story - 2

    She loves them. Both of them. Two lovers, one very small island.Lyle Cooper's early years haunt her. Her troubled past has seeped into her present, complicating everything. She longs for a simple existence free from the memories that torment her.Ente...

  • The Gracie Guide to Good Manners for Proper Pooches

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    Packed with priceless insights, useful tips and choice advice, The Gracie Guide to Good Manners For Proper Pooches is the last bark in canine comportment and doggie dos and don???ts from the pooch???s perspective....

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Anne Bennett has published 25 books.

Anne Bennett does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Back to Bonaire, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Anne Bennett, A Strong Hand to Hold, was published in February 2002.

Yes. Anne Bennett has 1 series.
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