Theirs Was the Kingdom (The Swann Family Saga: Volume 2)

Literature & Fiction

F. Delderfield, R.

Literary

Hodder&Stoughton

It happened on the second day of the summer term. Was it caused by the smell of lilac, the droning of the bees, or the French incense which Lane-Perkins had set alight Nobody knew, but that spring afternoon following a heated exchange with a pupil, Sebastian Sermon, a forty-nine-year-old schoolmaster, experiences a brainstorm. Dissatisfied with his life, he leaves his job, wife and children, and takes to the road.In the months that follow, Sebastian discovers that excitement and romance are not only for the young. He does things he has never done before and finds that he has talents which no one, least of all himself, had ever suspected . . .

The Spring Madness of Mr. Sermon

Genre Fiction

Hodder Paperbacks

Too Few for Drums: A grand tale of adventure set during the Napoleonic Wars (Coronet Books)

Diana (Hodder Great Reads) [paperback] R.F. Delderfield [Jan 01, 2001]

Diana: A charming love story set in The Roaring Twenties (Hodder Great Reads)

Contemporary

On village greens throughout Britain, stone memorials stand witness to the Great War and its terrible cost in human life. The remote Devon village of Shallowford is no exception. Many of its men fail to return, and many of those who do are forced to adapt painfully to the changing conditions of country life.As the aftermath of one war gives way to the gathering storm of the next, it is Paul Craddock's faith and firmness that help Shallowford to overcome slump and misery, and to face new dangers with confidence and courage.

Long Summer Day: The first in the magnificent saga trilogy (Horseman Riding By 1)

1912-1940 A generation fallen. A country that will never be the same again. Nowhere in England avoids the searing loss of young men during the First World War and the remote Devon village of Shallowford is no exception. Many never return and the lives of those who do come back are changed forever. Paul Craddock must try to rebuild the estate and, with more difficulty, the bonds broken between the people who belong there. It is a time of huge social change and there are challenges in peace as hard to surmount as those of war. And before they are met, Germany once again threatens the stability of Europe and a way of life so hard won.

Post of Honour (A Horseman Riding By trilogy: Volume 2)

Paul and Claire Craddock have grown older in years - but not in spirit. World War II is over. But for Craddock and his family there are new battles to be fought and won. The new property laws enable speculators to reap huge profits from agricultural lands, and Paul's livelihood is threatened. With the help of his children and children's children, Paul struggles to preserve the happiness and peace he has built up over the years. In doing so, he comes to discover deeper, richer ties with those around him. Ties which hold a ripe promise for the future...

The Green Gauntlet (Horseman Riding By 3)

Jim Carver a tough, resolute war veteran, he returns from the trenches to build a better life for his family to find his wife dead. Archie Carver Jims eldest son, smart, ruthless, he has a quick eye for financial profits and beautiful women. Elaine Frith seductive and ambitious, she uses her charms to snare the man she thinks will give her wealth. The First World War ends and the soldiers return to the peaceful Avenue. On the surface their homes look just the same but behind the carefully tended front gardens everything has changed and their families lives in the next twenty years will be as turbulent as any they have known.

The Dreaming Suburb: Will The Avenue remain peaceful in the aftermath of war?

Life didn't stop in the Avenue because the war had started . . .
Berni Carver joins up with the Commandos with his twin brother hoping they will serve out the war together. 
Archie Carver is determined to end the war richer than when it started. 
Elaine Fraser seizes her opportunity to live a little now her husband is out of the way. 
War has broken out and the blitz will soon change everything in the Avenue. Many men have gone off to fight but others stay behind with less honourable intentions . . .

The Avenue Goes to War

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