Titles in This Set: The Bad Apple No One's Girl The Empty Cradle Whispers The Ribbon Weaver Dilly's Sacrifice Dilly's Lass Dilly's Hope A Band of Steel The Maid's Courage The Mill Girl Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback Publisher: Zaffre Age Range: Adult Overview: The Rosie Goodwin Collection gathers eleven brand-new paperback sagas from one of Britain's most trusted storytellers of working-class life, an author who has sold over four million copies worldwide across her career. Spanning standalone novels and the complete Dilly's Story trilogy, this generous bundle is full of resilient heroines, hard-won love, wartime hardship and the grit of Britain's industrial towns. Perfect for devoted fans of Catherine Cookson and Josephine Cox, it offers hours of emotionally rich, page-turning historical drama, and makes a thoughtful, ready-to-gift addition to any saga lover's bookshelf collection. About the Books: This collection opens with Goodwin's earliest novels, The Bad Apple and No One's Girl, both set among the close-knit streets of the Midlands, where determined young women face poverty, prejudice and betrayal while striving to build better lives for themselves. The Empty Cradle and Whispers turn to loss, secrets and long-held silences within tightly bound communities, showing how the past can shape the present in unexpected ways. The Ribbon Weaver moves into the world of the textile trade, following a heroine whose quiet ambition and courage carry her through hardship, while A Band of Steel and The Maid's Courage bring the upheaval of wartime Britain and the realities of domestic service vividly to life, as ordinary women are called upon to show extraordinary strength. The Mill Girl completes the standalone titles with a classic tale of industry, community and perseverance against the odds. At the heart of the set sits the complete Dilly's Story trilogy - Dilly's Sacrifice, Dilly's Lass and Dilly's Hope - which follows widow Dilly Carey as she battles poverty, family strife and the outbreak of the First World War to secure a future for her children. Across all eleven novels, Goodwin weaves authentic social history with warm, character-driven storytelling, capturing the texture of everyday life in Britain's mining towns, mills and wartime streets, with themes of resilience, sacrifice, community and hope running throughout - giving readers who love family sagas an immersive collection to return to again and again. Key Benefits: Eleven brand-new paperbacks in one great-value bundle, including the complete Dilly's Story trilogy. Written by Rosie Goodwin, a four-million-copy bestselling saga author and natural successor to Catherine Cookson. Rich, authentic settings spanning Midlands mills, wartime Britain, and domestic service. Emotionally satisfying stories of resilient women, ideal for family saga and historical drama fans. A generous gift for saga lovers, book clubs, or anyone building a complete Rosie Goodwin collection. About the Author: Rosie Goodwin is a bestselling British author renowned for her heartfelt sagas of working-class life, many drawing on her own family history around Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where she still lives with her husband and dogs. Having worked in social services and as a foster carer, she published her debut, The Bad Apple, in 2004, and has since written more than forty bestselling novels, selling millions of copies and becoming one of the UK's most borrowed library authors. She holds the distinction of being the first author authorised to continue three of Catherine Cookson's beloved trilogies with her own sequels. Why You'll Love This Collection: Eleven emotionally rich, beautifully told sagas gathered in one generous paperback set - packed with resilient heroines, wartime drama, family secrets and hard-won happy endings, this collection is ideal for curling up with again and again, and makes a wonderful gift for anyone who truly loves classic British family sagas. Please Note: Cover designs may vary slightly from the image shown; this is the current UK paperback edition.