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  • Bibliography:
    50 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1990
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Badger's Brook

1 - The House by the Brook (Aug-2004)
2 - A Girl Called Hope (Apr-2005)
3 - A New Beginning (Jul-2005)
4 - The Heart of the Home (Jan-2006)
5 - False Friends (Dec-2009)

Holidays at Home

1 - Wait Till Summer (Jul-2001)
2 - Swingboats on the Sand (May-2001)
3 - Waiting for Yesterday (Oct-2001)
4 - Day Trippers (Aug-2002)
5 - Unwise Promises (Dec-2002)
6 - Street Parties (Feb-2004)

Pendragon Island

1 - Corner of a Small Town (Jun-1998)
2 - The Weston Girls (May-2016)
3 - Unlocking the Past (Feb-1998)
4 - Maisie's Way (Nov-1998)
5 - A Shop in the High Street (May-1999)
6 - Sophie Street (Jul-1999)

The Valley Sagas

1 - Welcome in the Valley (Feb-1992)
2 - Valley Affairs (Jun-1990)
3 - The Changing Valley (Nov-2016)
4 - Valley in Bloom (Oct-1994)

Book List in Order: 50 titles



  • A touching story of Welsh village life.Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends.A new year brings new faces: Maurice Davies i...



  • An emotional story of ordinary people and their far-from-ordinary lives.A small Welsh town hosts a lively and varied community â€" and none more so than Nelly Luke, the cheerful Cockney widow who made a ramshackle cottage her cosy, if unconventional,...





  •   All’s fair in love, war, and baking . . . A saga of WWII Wales, a family feud, and an unexpected romance between rivals.   Gilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street, in the sa...



  • Every village has its secrets… the charming conclusion to the Valley sagasAs 1954 draws to an end, the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creeping lethargy as the villagers stay in watching their new TV sets, instead o...





  •   The attractive man she met in London has come to her peaceful Welsh village -- but does he bring with him a promise or a threat?   On the last day of her holiday, Rosemary Roberts is rather relieved. Her travels have been enjoyable, but t...



  •   When tragedy strikes, comfort comes from an unlikely place in this emotional novel of love, loss, and friendship set in 1940 Wales . . .   As the Christmas season approaches in a small Welsh village, two friends, Patricia a...



  •   Can she choose between family and love? A heartbreaking tale of sacrifice and second chances from the author of the Holidays at Home series.   Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell’s father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of...








  •   In postâ€"WWII Wales, a young woman must put aside her broken heart -- and focus on unearthing a killer’s secrets . . .   The war is over, and life seems simple for Lydia -- she’s working at the Swansea market and waiti...



  •   The locals of a quaint Welsh village experience change -- for better and worse -- in the third Pendragon Island novel from the author of The Weston Girls.   Poachers and dealmakers, the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on...



  •   In an idyllic Welsh tourist town, a local family struggles with dark secrets amid the cheerful summer festivities . . .   Pendragon Island is the perfect place for summer holidays, with a stretch of clean golden sand and pl...



  • Experience the lives and loves of the inhabitants of a charming Welsh village in this captivating fourth novel in the Pendragon Island saga series.   When Masie Vasey leaves her husband and brings her daughter to live on Pendragon Island, she ca...



  •   The search for her niece’s unknown father leads a woman to a small Welsh village -- and into a web of dangerous secrets . . .   Bettrys Hopkyns made a promise to her late parents to watch over her pretty, vivacious, and f...



  • Family rivalries and bitter disputes set a once-peaceful town alight in the fifth book of the well-loved Pendragon Island sagas, following Maisie’s Way.   Edward Jenkins has long dreamt of opening a sports shop in the small Welsh town of Pendr...



  • The fittingly poignant finale to the acclaimed and hugely popular series following the post-World War II ups and downs of life in a Welsh seaside village.   Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married, but Mair, the...



  •   In 1950s Wales, a young woman is torn between loyalty to her wayward brother and the fierce yearnings of her own heart . . .   Supporting her brother between his spells in prison costs Amanda Clifford more than money. She l...



  •   A loving family proves to be the greatest gift in this delightful British wartime saga following Wait Till Summer, the Holidays at Home series debut.   In 1940, foreign travel is no longer feasible due to the War, so “holidays at homeâ€...






  •   As World War II evacuees pour into a coastal Welsh town, the upheaval will change lives, but hope -- and the promise of summer -- will carry them through . . .   In 1939, after war has been declared, evacuees begin to arriv...



  •   Wartime dreams soar in this novel of ambition and resilience. Third in the World War II home front series from the author of Swingboats on the Sand.   Shirley Downs has always known she was no ordinary girl. But when she enters and wins a...



  • When Roma Powell's father remarried and moved to England with his new wife and baby daUghter, she stayed in Wales with her Auntie Tilly. Now it is 1980, Roma is twenty-four, and the tables have turned: Auntie Tilly is elderly and infirm and Roma feel...



  •   Laughter lifts the spirits of those holding down the home front during World War II in this heartwarming novel from the author of Waiting for Yesterday.   St. David’s Wells blossoms in the English tourist trade of the war years. The Cas...



  •   Fifth in the much-loved classic World War II home front series, filled with warmth, heart, and nostalgia for an unforgettable time in our history.   To honor her promise, must she give up her dreams?   When Audrey Piper finally marri...



  •   Three girls go to war and find true friendship in this Second World War saga from the popular author of the Holidays at Home and Pendragon Island series.   Ethel runs away from a violent father, a man so fierce he beat her fiancĂ© sensele...



  •   In a Welsh village, a woman awaits the return of her husband from World War II -- while fearing what might have changed while he was away . . .   With the war drawing to a close, St David’s Wells prepares to welcome their...



  • Badgers Brook: more than a home, a way of life.Marie Masters has been happily married for nine years, but she can’t help but feel her once-loving husband Ivor is no longer the man she married. He’s increasingly prone to drink and gambling, and ha...



  • Badgers Brook once again provides sanctuary for a family in needMarried life hasn't been easy for Hope Murton â€" her mother-in-law, Marjorie, is overbearing and critical, and Hope's husband, Ralph, refuses to stand up for himself. Eventually Hope pe...



  • Badgers Brook offers her the chance for a fresh start.As the Second World War ends, Sophie Daniels quits the WAAF with nowhere to go. She wanders around the country searching for a place where she can settle, living in bedsits, barns, and small guest...






  • Can a young woman overcome the tension between her work and home?Meriel Evans has worked for her father's estate agency ever since she left school. While happy there, she knows she must carve a career of her own, so lands a job with Cwm Derw’s Ace ...



  • Ancret has a gift: the hats she creates are the most beautiful and fun designs this side of Ascot. She just needs two things for her life to be perfect: for her mummys boy boyfriend Jonathan to stop badgering her to give up her ambitions and marry hi...



  •   In their favorite cafĂ©, a group of women meets regularly to discuss their troubles -- but even friends can’t always tell each other the truth . . .   In a Welsh seaside town, Cynthia is happily married to her lifelong sw...



  • Seranne Laurence is furious when her mother announces she is to marry the latest in a long line of unsuitable men-friends. She soon realises that she hasn't the right to interfere in her mother's life but that means she must leave the tea rooms she a...



  • Faith Pryor has always run away when things become difficult, whether it be from care homes or foster parents. She always lived in the hope she would find the family she had lost during the chaos of the war. Then she ran away from her fiancĂ© Matt, b...



  • Lowri Vaughan is in need of refuge â€" where better to find it than Badgers Brook?Rumours abound that her father is a fraudster, maybe even a murderer, but while he is indeed locked up, Lowri and her mother know he’s an innocent man. Some gossip-se...



  • Sally Travis appeared to have been badly let down by Rhys Martin, who had gone away to college when under suspicion of burglary. She had faced the gossips alone when their baby was born, and ignored the worrying rumours about him.Rhys's father, Gwily...



  • The year is 1917, and Barbara Jones is shocked to be told that she is carrying a child. Her boyfriend is a soldier and there is no one to whom she can turn for support. Fortunately, the generous Carey family give Barbara a home in a derelict house on...



  • In a small seaside town popular with summer visitors, Cecily and Ada run their father's grocery shop. Since their mother left them, they have lived above the shop with Myfanwy, a six-year-old they adopted when her parents died. The business is succes...



  • Cecily and Ada Owen's shop is very successful. Their reliable deliveries and service is valued by cafes, tea stalls and shops on the Pleasure Beach during the summer months. However, things turn sour when Ada's husband, Phil Spencer, comes out of pri...






  • Ruth has looked after her brothers for ten years since the death of their parents and believes that her role as head of the family will continue for the rest of her life. With two of her brothers already married and living away she has only her young...



  • Valentina's mother had always made it clear to her that her brother, Michael, was the favourite child. So, when the opportunity comes for Valentina to leave South Wales behind, and head to London, she grasps it with both hands. Living in the midst of...



  • Zena Martin and her brother, Greg, are content with their lives and plans for their future: Zena and Jake Williams are about to announce their engagement, and Greg hopes to persuade Rose Conelly to meet his family and begin the next stage of their re...



  • “Aaron…” Mr. Anderson’s voice was solemn, the boy looked up curiously. For a time they stared at one another, and Aaron frowned at his teacher’s hesitance. Finally, his mouth opened, and the words slipped out, “Have you considered applyin...



  •   In 1950s Wales, the beautiful, rich, and popular Weston girls seem to have it all -- until they fall in love with the wrong men . . .   The Westons have always pinned their hopes for creating a family dynasty on their glamo...



  • The outside world is coming to the Welsh valleys…The small South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace, a gentle backwater where the rhythms of life flow at a time-honoured pace. But times are changing and, although Nelly Luke an...



  •   A charming historical saga of smuggling, village gossip, and romance on the rugged Welsh coast . . .   The enigmatic Barrass is a letter-carrier in the little Welsh village of Mumbles. He works long hours for little pay, an...



  •   In a Welsh coastal village, a poverty-stricken girl sells fish to support her family and yearns for the boy she loves, from the author of The Posthorn Inn.   On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth centur...



  • South Wales, 1929.In a beautiful corner of the south Wales coast, the Owen sisters run their family's grocery shop. The popular seaside resort has always been their haven, even when their mother abandoned them.Now Cecily and Ada live above the shop w...



  • South Wales, 1938.Summer has arrived in the beautiful coastal corner of south Wales where for Cecily and Ada Owen business is booming. Holidaymakers are beginning to arrive and the cafés, tea stalls and shops lining the Pleasure Beach are clamou...






Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Grace Thompson has published 50 books.

Grace Thompson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Last Of Us Explained, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Grace Thompson, Valley Affairs, was published in June 1990.

Yes. Grace Thompson has 4 series.