Sheila Newberry

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  • Bibliography:
    37 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1996
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Book List in Order: 37 titles

  • Tilly's Family

    Autocratic Augusta Quayle had given Tilly Reeder a vital chance to make something of her life, despite being aware of the painful secret in her past. When Augusta's sister-in-law Rosa Searle writes to say that one of her children is desperately ill, ...

  • The Painted Sky

    r old friend Edith arranges a job for Angelina in her own Suffolk village, Angelina accepts, despite misgivings about the degree of Edith's affection. The two women forged their friendship in the field hospitals of Flanders but now it is about to be ...

  • A Charm of Finches

    Her upbringing left Jerusha Carey no stranger to change and upheaval. In Dan Appleby it seemed she had found the security and domestic happiness she craved for. Married at 18, Dan's tragic death leaves her with a farm to work. But the arrival of Joe ...

  • Summer Season

    Beautiful yet impoverished Ruth Owen is gifted with a sweet and magical voice. She unwittingly becomes the object of obsession for her music teacher, Drago, who is married to an invalid wife. So Ruth flees her Welsh home town for the bright lights of...

  • The Family at Number Five

    Number five Kitchener Avenue heralds the start of a new life for the Hope family. For pregnant Miriam it is a warm, safe environment to bring up her child. For 14-year-old Barbara it means independence and boys. But, World War II is round the corn...

  • Molly Sparkes // Molly's Journey

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Molly's Journey is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry. 1906. High-spirited and unconventional, young Molly Sparkes is on the ve...

  • The Spirit of Millie Mae

    At just 12 years old, Tess Rainbow takes on the responsibility of caring for her younger brother after the loss of their mother, the wonderful Millie Mae. Then one day, a light plane called "The Spirit Of Millie Mae" crash lands near Tess's home. She...

  • Bicycles And Blackberries

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Bicycles and Blackberries is a heart-warming novel from the Queen of family saga, Sheila Newberry.'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm - Bicycles and...

  • The Little Train Home

    After an unhappy experience in her first job, sixteen-year-old Elinor Odell takes the little train home to her family one snowy Christmas eve. But she soon realizes that her idyllic childhood has come to an end and that everything is set to change. E...



  • Knee Deep in Plums

    One hot and sultry afternoon in August 1962, Sheila Newberry, her husband John, six children and Seamus the Scottie arrived at Crabapple Cottage, their new home deep in the country. Over the next few years, they had many adventures - and more childre...

  • Hot Pies on the Tramcar

    Florence's hot pies are sold from the aptly named Paradise Pie Shop. They are legendary, not only with the tramcar operator but also the hard-up and hungry during the Depression years. Warm-hearted Florence is the mainstay at home too. In her mainly ...

  • Come You on Inside

    When World War II breaks out Shummy and her family leave their native London to stay with her Aunt Dolly and Uncle Ross in Suffolk. To a seven-year-old, country life is strange but she soon becomes involved with village life, attending the school, pl...

  • The Watercress Girls

    On a blazing hot day in late August 1914, 12 year-old Mattie dances in the stream, spraying her little sister Evie with silvery showers of water. They have come here to cool off and to pick watercress for tea. They are unaware that their idyllic chil...

  • Seven Pounds of Potatoes Please

    In the mid 1970s, Sheila and John, together with their large family, leave their smallholding in the Weald of Kent to take on a new challenge - a small village store in the West Country. Life at the Crossroads Store is never dull, and some of their c...

  • Who Stirs the Porridge in the Pot?

    At a low point in their lives, after three years running a village shop, Sheila and John moved back to Kent with their family to a temporary refuge, a redundant chapel in a daisy-starred paddock. The older children were spreading their wings, so this...

  • Young May Moon

    On the silvery sands of West Wick, in Suffolk, just before her 16th birthday, Young May Moon, as she is known to family and friends, fulfills the promise made to her late father and becomes the Punch and Judy lady. Assisted by her younger sister, Pom...

  • Angel's Secret

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Angel's Secret is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry.Suffolk, 1924.After the death of her fiancé in the field hospitals of France, ...

  • The Daughter's Choice

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, The Daughter's Choice is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry.Kent, 1934. Following the death of her mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainb...

  • Molly's Journey

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Molly's Journey is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry.1906.High-spirited and unconventional, young Molly Sparkes is on the verge of a...



  • The Girl With No Home

    A heart-warming novel from the Queen of family saga, perfect for curling up at home with. For fans of Katie Flynn and Rosie Goodwin.CAN SHE FINALLY FIND THE PLACE SHE BELONGS?London, 1888.Abandoned by her mother at the age of seven, Jerusha Carey is ...

  • The Canal Girl

    If you love reading heart-warming and moving stories about women's lives, featuring wartime, family, and romance, Memory Lane is the place for you. Wales, 1883. Young Ruth Owen, a talented musician with a scholarship to a prestigious music school, ha...

  • Far From Home

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Far From Home Home is a heart-warming winter read from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry. Ipswich, 1923After an unlucky start in her first role as a nursemaid...

  • The Gingerbread Girl

    ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HOMELondon, 1936Ill and stuck in hospital at Christmas, seven year old Cora Kelly is excited to receive a visit from her mother, who brings her the gift of a gingerbread man. But little does Cora know that this will be the last t...

  • Hay Bales and Hollyhocks

    ALL THEY NEED IS EACH OTHERThe Cambridge Fens, 1938. Little Rosanna is part of a close-knit Fenland family and the youngest of three cousins. In a time of childhood abandon and adventures on the water, life couldn't be more perfect. But things are no...

  • Hot Pies on the Tram Car

    Will she finally find her own happy ending?London, 1925On Paradise Corner, just past the tram stop, Florence runs a pie shop, famous for miles around. Warm and comforting, just like her pies, Florence is always there as a helping hand or a shoulder t...

  • Hot Pies on the Tram Car - Reissue

  • The Punch and Judy Girl

    CAUGHT BETWEEN FAMILY AND DUTY - CAN SHE FOLLOW HER DREAM?Suffolk, 1925.After the death of her father, a much-loved Punch and Judy man, May Moon packs her bags and moves to the seaside in the hope of continuing his legacy.Already tasked with looking ...

  • The Winter Baby

    A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga, for readers of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries.All alone during winter - will she find somewhere to call home . . ?As the year ends, seventeen-year-old runaway Kathleen stumbles through the snow, alone and ab...

  • The Nursemaid's Secret

    Previously published as Tilly's Family and in ebook as A Home for Tilly.A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Winter Baby and The Gingerbread Girl, for readers of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries. Will she finally find a fam...



  • The Forget-Me-Not Girl

    A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Winter Baby and The Nursemaid's Secret, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. When her family is torn apart, can she find her place in the world?Emma is growing up in the beautiful Norfolk co...

  • A Winter Hope

    For fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, A Winter Hope is a heart-warming novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Winter Baby and The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry.All they want is a new home. Number five Kitchener Avenue herald...

  • The Meadow Girls

  • The Mother and Baby Home

    A charming new saga by Sheila Newberry, author of The Nursemaid's Secret and The Winter Baby, for fans of Call the Midwife. Sunny grew up in the mother and baby home on Grove Lane, London. The daughter of a wartime nurse and a Polish pilot, she was ...

  • The Canal Boat Girl

    Wales, 1883. Young Ruth Owen, a talented musician with a scholarship to a prestigious music school, has a sparkling career ahead of her. But after a run-in with her mysterious tutor she flees to London, leaving everything and everyone behind. London,...

  • The East End Nurse

    Previously published as The Poplar Penny Whistlers. A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and A Winter Hope. Perfect for readers of Katie Flynn and for fans of Call the Midwife. London's East End, 1890G...

  • The Girl by the Sea

    Previously published in ebook as The Daughter's ChoiceA charming and nostalgic World War II tale from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and Bicycles and Blackberries, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn. 1934Following the death of her beloved moth...

  • The Nursemaid's Journey

    Previously published as Molly Sparkes and in ebook as Mollly's JourneyFor fans of Katie Flynn, The Nursemaid's Journey is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of The East End Nurse, Sheila Newberry.1906A high-spirited, unconve...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sheila Newberry has published 37 books.

Sheila Newberry does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Nursemaid's Journey, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Sheila Newberry, Tilly's Family, was published in January 1996.

No. Sheila Newberry does not write books in series.
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