A Daughter’s Gift

Author shortlisted for the Romantic Novelist Association’s ‘The Romantic Saga Award 2023’ for A Mother’s War

North Yorkshire, September 1940.

It’s a year since war was first announced and the dangers are becoming all too real for Rosina Calvert-Lazenby and her courageous daughters. When Raven Hall is requisitioned by the army, Rosina must do all she can to protect her family home from the rowdy troops. After Rosina’s burgeoning relationship with young sergeant Harry is interrupted as he’s posted abroad, the arrival of an older officer who takes a keen interest in her could also spell trouble…

Meanwhile, Rosina’s fearless second daughter, twenty-year-old Evelyn Calvert-Lazenby, decides to join the Auxiliary Fire Service. Determined to help with the Blitz effort in London, she faces extreme danger. Two kind professional firemen, the Bailey brothers, take her under their wing to help protect and guide her. But with the bombings getting worse, there can be no guarantees…

Who will be safe? How can Rosina protect all those she loves? And is love still possible with such high stakes?

Praise for Mollie Walton:

‘A Journey. Compelling. Addictive’ Val Wood

‘Beautiful and poignant’ Tania Crosse

‘Feisty female characters, an atmospheric setting … A phenomenal read’ Cathy Bramley

‘Great characters who will stay with me for a long time’ Beth Miller

‘Evocative, dramatic and hugely compelling. I loved it’ Miranda Dickinson

Mollie Walton is the saga pen-name for historical novelist Rebecca Mascull. She has always been fascinated by history and has worked in education, has a Masters in Writing and lives by the sea in the east of England. Under Mollie Walton, Rebecca is the author of The Ironbridge Saga and the Raven Hall trilogy.