The Workhouse Girl

Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, and now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband. She is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels.

Sarah Scarse may be young but life in the notorious St Giles and St George’s workhouse has forced her to grow up fast. 
 
And after her mother’s untimely death, Sarah’s fighting spirit becomes her only defence against the workhouse master, Trigg, and his cruel wife. 
 
Sarah’s fate appears to change, however, when a sugar mill owner takes her into his home. 
 
But just as Sarah starts working towards a brighter future, dangerous figures from the past threaten to catch up with her. 
 
Can she draw on her determined resolve to finally confront her problems and free herself from the shackles of the workhouse, once and for all?

The Best of Daughters

A classic family saga from Sunday Times Bestseller Dilly Court 
 
Despite her privileged upbringing, Daisy Lennox has always longed to make something of her life. 
 
She is drawn to the suffragette movement, but when her father faces ruin they are forced to move to the country and Daisy's first duty is to her family. 
 
Here she becomes engaged to her childhood friend - a union both families have dreamed of. 
 
But, on the eve of their wedding, war is declared, and Daisy knows her life will never be the same again... 
 
 
Dilly Court, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, February 2024

The Lady's Maid

In the quiet of a warm summer's evening, two young mothers are forced to give up their babies. 
 
As the years have passed, Kate has grown up knowing only poverty and servitude, whilst Josie's world is one of privilege and luxury. 
 
Despite the differences in their circumstances, Kate and Josie have been friends since childhood. But their past binds them together in ways they must never know. 
 
Until a chance meeting forces Kate and Josie to confront the truth of that night nearly twenty years before - a truth that turns both worlds upside down and threatens to destroy their friendship forever. . .

A heartwarming and gripping novel from the no.1 Sunday Times bestseller

A Mother's Trust

A Classic Family Saga from Sunday Times Bestseller Dilly Court 
 
Phoebe Giamatti lives with her Italian family in the heart of London's East End. With her father killed by a notorious gang years earlier, Phoebe is now responsible for keeping her loved ones out of trouble. 
 
But just as the Giamatti family are about to go to Italy for the winter, Phoebe discovers a secret 
about her mother that could tear them all apart. Determined not to betray her mother's trust, Phoebe faces an impossible decision. 
 
Can she confront a dangerous past in order to protect her family's future?

A heartwarming historical saga from Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court

The Ragged Heiress

A classic story from the No. 1 **Sunday Times bestseller** Dilly Court. 
 
London, 1874 
 
When Lucetta Froy awakes in a hospital bed, she remembers nothing of the events that brought her to her present state. 
 
She is taken home by two rough-speaking individuals who claim to be her brothers. However, as her health improves and her memory returns, she realises she has been kidnapped... 
 
The men hope to claim Lucetta's fortune as a ransom, for she is the daughter of a prosperous importer whose ship went down at sea. Her parents tragically drowned, but Lucetta survived. 
 
Abandoned and destitute, it seems as though the world is against her. But Lucetta's spirit will never be broken, and so she sets out to reclaim what is rightfully hers.

Cinderella Sister

A CLASSIC FAMILY SAGA FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR DILLY COURT 
 
East London, 1880 
 
Lily Larkin is the youngest and least important member of her family. When tragedy strikes, she is left at home to look after the house whilst her older siblings go out to work. As she goes about her daily chores, her head is full of dreams, and she longs for the day she might have a life of her own. 
 
When a fire threatens to destroy the nearby docks, Lily's act of kindness towards a handsome foreigner has disastrous consequences for the whole family. Losing their home, the family struggle to make ends meet. And just when things might finally be looking up for them, Lily makes a terrible error of judgement. Forced onto the streets, Lily wonders if she'll ever see her family again . . .

Dilly Court

The gripping saga from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Workhouse Girl. 
 
At just eleven years old, Stella Barry is torn from her poverty-stricken mother and thrust into service. 
 
One Sunday, she returns home for a longed-for visit to find her family have been evicted from their lodgings. And have vanished without a trace. 
 
Seven years later, plucky, determined Stella has thrived. But when terrible circumstances force her to flee, with no references and only a few personal possessions, she knows she'll need all her strength to survive. 
 
Setting out on her own, can Stella finally find her family, and the loving home she’s always dreamed of? 
 
READERS LOVE DILLY COURT: 
 
‘Truly riveting… It has everything to keep you spellbound. What a talented author. I read until my eyes drooped.’ 
 
‘Full of wonder, drama and romance. A very easy and enticing read with a wonderful ending.’ 
 
‘So touching and gripping… amazing where love takes you. Could not stop reading.’ 
 
‘Twists and turns on every page, drawing me into the heartaches and dilemmas…’ 
 
'Her characters are like old friends'

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