Margaret Dickinson

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Margaret moved to the coast at the age of seven and so began her love for the sea and the Lincolnshire landscape. Her ambition to be a writer began early and she had her first novel published at the age of twenty-five. This was followed by twenty-nine further titles, many of which are set in the heart of her home country. Most recently, a visit to the wonderful National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire, inspired The Clippie Girls, and the magnificent Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire, was the inspiration for Fairfield Hall.

Books by this Author

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We Care For You

Margaret Woodruff is slowly dying in a care home. When her son is presented with the chance of exceptional care in her final months, he finds the offer hard to resist. Winifred is assigned to Margaret’s care. She’s a Helper: a new kind of carer that’s capable, committed and completely tireless – because she’s a synthetic human being. Under Winifred’s care Margaret’s health improves beyond everyone’s expectations, and Winifred begins to learn from Margaret what it means to be alive. But how will Winifred use what she learns from Margaret – and what does she truly want from her?

The Shipbuilder’s Daughter

Glasgow, 1928. Margaret lost both of her brothers in the Great War and is now the last remaining child of wealthy and powerful shipyard owner William Bannatyne. Without a male heir to carry on the family business, William expects his daughter to marry well and provide him with a grandson to inherit his business. Margaret loves her father but she has ambitions of her own: to become a doctor. Her father lets Margaret finish her training, but he doesn’t count on her meeting Alasdair Morrison, a union man at the shipyard. Suddenly she’s faced with an impossible, heart-breaking choice…will she choose love or obligation?

The Girl In The Letter

1956: When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant, she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret’s: a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave. Present day: Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for a break. When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock and move her. The letter is from a young mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret’s before it is too late. Sam is pulled into the tragic story and discovers a spate of unexplained deaths surrounding the woman and her child. With St Margaret’s set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty-year-old mystery before the truth, which lies disturbingly close to home, is lost forever.

Harbour Street

As thick snow blankets Newcastle, boisterous crowds of Christmas revellers jostle onto the Metro. And Margaret Krukowski – sitting quietly in the middle of the busy train – is viciously murdered, though nobody sees the stabbing take place. Margaret’s murderer is seemingly invisible; her killing motiveless. As DI Vera Stanhope arrives at the scene, she feels a familiar buzz of anticipation, sensing that this will be a complex and unusual case. When a second woman is murdered just days later, Vera knows that the key to this new killing will be found in Margaret’s past. What was troubling this reserved, elegant lady so much before she died? Vera can feel in her bones that there’s a link between the killings – one that she must discover before another life is lost…

Nurse Caley Of Casualty

On Barbara Caley’s first shift in Casualty, Damien Elridge, a film star, and his fiancee Margaret Knowles are brought in from a car accident. Damien has promised Margaret a part in a film, but an argument before the crash has put both that and their prospective marriage into doubt – and when Damien meets Barbara, he immediately expresses an interest in her. But Barbara is already in love with Adam Thorne, the Casualty Officer, who is also Margaret’s ex-fiance. Can the quartet find their way through the tangle to happiness?

The Swedish Art Of Ageing Well

Margareta Magnusson has already shared with the world the practical Swedish tradition of DOSTADNING, or ‘death cleaning’ – clearing out unnecessary belongings before others must do it for you. Now, unburdened by baggage both actual and emotional, she reveals her discoveries about growing older: some difficult to accept, many rather wondrous. She reflects on her early days growing up in Sweden, and raising her family around the world, offering tips and wisdom on how to age gracefully. As with death-cleaning, it’s never too early to begin. Margareta shows us how to prepare for and understand the ageing process, and its attendant joys and sorrows. This is a gentle and welcome reminder that, no matter your age, there are always fresh discoveries ahead and pleasures to be enjoyed every day – and we should all be less afraid of the idea of death.