Elvi Rhodes

Let multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heart-warming saga set by the sea. Perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy. READERS ARE LOVING PORTRAIT OF CHLOE! "Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book with its descriptive story and characters involved and I would recommend the reading of this to anyone" - 5 STARS "What a good writer [Elvi Rhodes] is...!" - 5 STARS "Magic" - 5 STARS ************************************************************************************** IS THE GRASS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE? She was born plain Dora, in a bleak northern town where her future seemed all too predictable. But from the moment she was born, she went after what she wanted, and got it. When, at the age of eighteen, she decides she wants freedom, a new life - and a new name, Chloe, she goes to Brighton to work as a help to a MP and his wife, and glimpses for the first time a life of luxury and wealth - a life which, she believes, could be hers. But her new circumstances bring with them difficulties: the passionate interest of her boss and the unexpected bond she discovers with the small children she cares for. Torn between the interest of an attractive older man and her feelings of affection and loyalty towards his wife and children, Chloe embarks upon a dangerous course. Then a near tragedy changes everything for her...

a heartening and uplifting story of a girl seeking her fortune from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes

Portrait Of Chloe

If you like Kitty Neale, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, you'll love this emotional and powerful saga by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. READERS ARE LOVING THE BRIGHT ONE! "I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book with all the characters and imagination that follows with the ups and downs of life and I would recommend the reading of this to anyone." - 5 STARS "I loved and enjoyed reading all Elvi Rhodes' books. She is fun, interesting and you get a feeling of being inside the story! She is a great author!" - 5 STARS "I loved it. Ms. Rhodes makes great and rich characters that she writes with such detail. I loved this book and I can wait to read by Ms. Rhodes. Anyone looking for a great saga, they should check out Elvi Rhodes." - 5 STARS ******************************** AFTER HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY, CAN SHE FACE THE CHALLENGES OF HER NEW LIFE? Molly O'Connor's life was not an easy one. With six children and a husband who earned what he could it was a constant struggle to keep her family fed and raised to be respectable. Of all her children, Breda - the Bright One - was closest to her heart. As, one by one, her other children left Kilbally, so Breda, the youngest, was the one who stayed close to her parents, saying she never wanted to leave the West of Ireland. When tragedy strikes the O'Connors and the structure of their family life is irrevocably changed, Breda decides to make a new life for herself - in Yorkshire with her Aunt Josie's family. There she discovers a totally different world from the one she has left behind, with new people and new challenges for the future.

An inspiring and uplifting saga set in Ireland and Yorkshire, guaranteed to stay with you for a long time

The Bright One

An impulsive moment sees widow Caroline buying a delapidated house in Brighton. But her decision is met with outrage and incredulity from those who care about her and at times there seem to be insurmountable obstacles ahead. Can she overcome these difficulties and find happiness in her own life?

A House by the Sea

The inhabitants of quiet, tree-lined Mulberry Lane take a keen interest in the comings and goings of their neighbours. And when number fifteen comes onto the market the unbeliveable news that the house is to be a hostel for young offenders causes feelings to run high. Some fear that they will be murdered in their beds by a 'gang of ex-convicts', while others want to welcome these youths into the neighbourhood.Brian, the warden of the hostel, faces an uphill struggle to persuade his new neighbours to accept the scheme. He wants to become a part of the community - and in particular, to get to know Karen, the young mother struggling to bring up her two young children on her own. But however friendly Karen may be, there are others in Mulberry Lane who are determined to scupper the scheme at all costs ...

Mulberry Lane

Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy will love this warm-hearted and moving novel from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. Let this story sweep you away! READERS ARE LOVING A BLESSING IN DISGUISE! "I loved this book...the character comes to life within the first few pages" - 5 STARS Such a perfect book...it just flows and you don't want to stop reading" - 5 STARS "Brilliant" - 5 STARS "[I was] compelled to read to the end ASAP!" - 5 STARS ******************************************************************************* AS SHE TRIES TO MAKE A NEW LIFE, WILL SHE EVER FEEL SHE FITS IN? Young, attractive, a widow with a ten-year-old daughter - Venus Stanton was certainly not the vicar that the traditional parish of Thurston had been expecting. The village was agog and surprised and, in some cases, not at all pleased. Venus had to endure curiosity, misunderstandings and even downright hostility. But she also found warmth, friendship and kindness - sometimes from the most unexpected quarters. Still mourning the death of her husband, and having to cope with the problems of single parenthood, Venus began to think that she would never manage the task she had set herself. Perhaps the doubters were right. But many others - including the local handsome doctor - thought otherwise... Venus's story continues in Mixed Blessings.

A heart-warming and feel-good novel about love and acceptance

A Blessing In Disguise

Poppy was about to be eighty, and to celebrate the birthday the whole of her family is gathering. Capable, bossy daughter Beryl, and her meek and mild husband Rodney, are coming from Bath in their caravan; smart, high-flying Maria is jetting in from New York with her rich dentist husband Mervyn; son Richard is coming with his partner Graham; and assorted grandchildren, lovers and even one great-grandchild, the adorable Daisy, would all be converging on her South Coast home to honour Poppy for having attained such a great age. The trouble was, she didn't feel old at all. As Poppy prepares to welcome them all, her mind goes back over her life - to her tough childhood in Yorkshire, to her mother, who scrimped and saved to bring her up decently, and so wanted her to make a 'good' marriage, to her three husbands and to Alun, the great love of her life who was taken from her by the war. Yes, she'd had a full life - a lot fuller than her family realise. As they toast their beloved matriarch, little do they know what an extraordinary and often shocking life she has led . . .

The Birthday Party

By the author of R̀uth Appleby' and M̀adeleine'. Collection of twenty-seven short stories.

Summer Promise and Other Stories

In 'A Time to Remember', Kate can hardly contain her excitement when she finds out her daughter has gone into labour: she is going to be a grandmother! As the time passes whilst they wait for news of the new arrival, Kate finds herself reminiscing of her relationship with her own grandmother, and how time has flown. In 'Model of Beauty', Jilly has been enjoying her painting classes. She has been mocking the ample-sized model who has been sitting for them lately, but the tables are turned when the teacher decides they are all to paint each other - and Jilly becomes the model herself. Will she think her portrait a true likeness? And what will come of having someone pay such close attention to her? In 'View from Beacon Hill', Alison enjoys her time on Beacon Hill. It is where she has the space to consider her life, and the choices she has made and has yet to make. Eight and a half months pregnant, with only days to go until her due date, her life is about to change forever. But might she change her mind about the decisions she has made? Part of the Storycuts series, these three short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promises and Other Stories.

A Time to Remember/Model of Beauty/View from Beacon Hill (Storycuts)

Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher, this is an emotional and moving novel about fresh starts and new beginnings by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. READERS ARE LOVING THE APPLE TREE! "The descriptive style...leads you into the story, and you feel as if you know the characters" - 5 STARS "A most entertaining book and different from the usual "I have moved house" story." - 5 STARS "A brilliant story" - 5 STARS "What an emotional book, could not put [it] down" - 5 STARS "Very descriptive and sensitively written" - 5 STARS ******************************************************* A FRESH START IN UNCHARTERED TERRITORY; THE CHANCE TO REBUILD HER LIFE... When Frances changes her unsettled life in Brighton and buys an old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales to run as a guesthouse, she finds herself in uncharted territory. The villagers seem very friendly and talk about the previous owners of Beck Farm but there seems to be some mystery about them. What had happened to the wife of the previous owner - and why was she still resented? Can Frances find out while at the same time rebuilding her own life?

get swept away by this captivating, heart-warming and uplifting novel set in the Yorkshire Dales

The Apple Tree

An emotional and moving epic saga of determination and drive by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson. READERS ARE LOVING RUTH APPLEBY! "One of the books that a person can read countless times and still enjoy every page. It's magical..." - 5 STARS. "Got totally lost in the pages." - 5 STARS. "Another brilliant book by this author based in Yorkshire again. Family saga at its best. Will definitely read more by this author" - 5 STARS *********************************************************** PASSIONATE, AMBITIOUS, BRAVE - A WOMAN LIKE NO OTHER. Life for Ruth Appleby has never been easy - burying her mother at 12; a meagre existence as the daughter of a Victorian millhand; hard work as a glorified mother and housekeeper at home. Longing to escape the bleak Yorkshire moors and desperate for adventure, she seizes the opportunity to venture on her own to America - a land on the brink of Civil War - to build the life she wants for herself. Can she rise to the challenges America throws at her and find the life and love she has always desired?

The inspiring and uplifting story of one woman’s quest for a better life...

Ruth Appleby

Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Erica James will love this compelling story examining how people react differently to change from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. Guaranteed to have you hooked from page one... READERS ARE LOVING MULBERRY LANE! 'A page turner' -- ***** Reader review 'A very easy and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************* NEW NEIGHBOURS PUT THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS... The inhabitants of quiet, tree-lined Mulberry Lane take a keen interest in the comings and goings of their neighbours. When number fifteen comes onto the market they are naturally intrigued to see a good-looking man being shown the property, and they hope to find a pleasant, quiet family moving in. But they are to be sadly disappointed - the house is to be a hostel for young offenders. Feelings run high. Opinions are divided - some fearing that they will be murdered in their beds, others wanting to welcome these youths into their community. However friendly the newcomers may be, there are others in Mulberry Lane who are determined to scupper the scheme at all costs...

a beautifully written and engrossing saga about empathy and understanding from bestselling author Elvi Rhodes

A heartrending but uplifting story unfolds in the Yorkshire Dales when a promising new life instead demands the utmost of Cara Dunning. From multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes, this is perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy. READERS ARE LOVING CARA'S LAND 'A fabulous writer, and this Book is brilliant' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'The first Elvi Rhodes book I have read but I've already bought more!' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'EXCELLENT' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'A brilliant story; I couldn't put it down.' - 5 STAR REVIEW ******************************************************************* CAN SHE FIND HAPPINESS IN HER NEW LIFE? Cara Dunning first came to the wild and remote Beckwith Farm in the Yorkshire Dales as a young land girl during the Second World War. When Cara fell in love with Edward Hendry, whose family owned Beckwith, it was not what her family had intended. Edward was fifteen years older than Cara, a pacifist, and a widower with two children, one of whom bitterly resented her new stepmother. Cara was determined to make the marriage work, in spite of the hard life on the farm, in spite of Edward's reserved personality and the shadow of Nancy, his former wife. Her greatest friend on the farm was Edward's mother. Edith Hendry, a loyal and wise Dales-woman, was to see the young bride through many tragedies and vicissitudes. And as Cara's life began to change, so Cara changed too, finding a complete and utter happiness where she had never expected to...

Cara's Land

Edgar Carson has returned from the trenches to find that the land fit for heroes didn't exist. The only nice thing that happened to him was Opal, the small, tough, Yorkshire beauty who married him. But by the time the 20s came, Edgar was on the dole, and Opal was pregnant for the second time. Bitterness began to corrode Edgar's spirit. But Opal was a fighter - she wasn't going to let the times, the drudgery, the poverty destroy her or her family. She started with a 'house shop', just sweets and cotton reels sold from the top of her sideboard, and from then on she didn't stop - for Opal's dream was her own department store and a grand life for all of them...

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