Caldwell Series by Rowena Summers

i<>But at least we still have each other. As long as we still have the family, we’ll be all right. When their father announces that the family business, Caldwell Supplies, has been bought out by Preston’s Emporium, the Caldwell family’s life is turned upside down. With an ailing mother and a young brother to care for, Imogen and her sisters must find a way to save their childhood home and remain in Bristol... morei<>But at least we still have each other. As long as we still have the family, we’ll be all right. When their father announces that the family business, Caldwell Supplies, has been bought out by Preston’s Emporium, the Caldwell family’s life is turned upside down. With an ailing mother and a young brother to care for, Imogen and her sisters must find a way to save their childhood home and remain in Bristol. But when a terrible tragedy tears the family apart, the Caldwell girls must forge their own paths in life. And with the second world war looming over England, their lives begin to change more drastically than they could have imagined. Through love and heartbreak, fear and loss, can the Caldwell girls make it out unscathed? Or will they be swept up in the chaos of the changing times? Taking Heart was first published in 2000. less

There was more than one kind of war. There was the one that threatened so much of the world now, and there was the inner war within a person. A terrible tragedy has torn the Caldwell family apart and the Caldwell girls have split up: Imogen has joined the war effort, Elsie has married, and Daisy? Daisy has lost her way. Living away from home and missing her sisters, Daisy isn’t sure who she is anymore... moreThere was more than one kind of war. There was the one that threatened so much of the world now, and there was the inner war within a person. A terrible tragedy has torn the Caldwell family apart and the Caldwell girls have split up: Imogen has joined the war effort, Elsie has married, and Daisy? Daisy has lost her way. Living away from home and missing her sisters, Daisy isn’t sure who she is anymore. She’s making new friends, dancing with new beaus, but everywhere she turns, she finds death. Working as a nurse and confronted with new horrors daily, Daisy finds herself wondering what the point of it all is anymore. As the chaos of the Second World War rages on and her own life falls to pieces, Daisy dreams of real love, of lasting friendship, and of hope for a different life… but she must look for light where she can find it. This uplifting coming of age story is the second in The Caldwell Girls saga. Daisy’s War was first published in 2001. less

Rowena Summers's saga captures the feelings of three sisters enduring World War II. The Caldwell Girls comes full circle to follow the exploits of all three sisters as they adapt to a very different lifestyle.

As the war finally draws to a close, life must change for sisters Imogen, Elsie and Daisy. They each have their own worries, responsibilities and fears, but hopefully with the end of war in sight, they can concentrate on a happy future.