Yew Tree Gardens
Sisters Mattie, Nell and Renie have all managed to escape their oppressive and bullying father, but now separated, the girls must draw upon their strength and courage to build new lives for themselves. Renie, the youngest sister, is living with the newly married Nell, happy in her waitressing job at the King's Head Hotel. But a shadow falls over her the day Mr Judson arrives as assistant manager. Feeling increasingly harassed by him and also eager to escape from Nell's unpleasant husband, Renie is delighted when she is offered a new job in London.
Although she at first finds the city a huge and bewildering place, soon she is settling in and making friends. And yet she still worries about her sister Nell, and the way her husband Cliff treats her. When tragedy strikes Nell and her family, Renie is left feeling horrified and helpless. Her only comfort is her growing friendship with the injured Gil, towards whom she has felt an instant trust and affection. But can their relationship progress from friendship to something more? And how will the return of the threatening Judson affect their future?
Book three of The Wiltshire Girls series.
The youngest of three sisters, who moves to London to escape a harassing hotel manager and finds friendship with Gil.
A hotel assistant manager who harasses Renie and later threatens her again.
Renie's sister, newly married to the unpleasant Cliff.
One of the three sisters who escaped their bullying father.
An injured man who becomes Renie's close friend, and perhaps more, in London.