The perfect Mother''s Day gift full of nostalgia and warmth, for fans of ITV''s Emmerdale and readers who love heartwrenching stories set during wartime.

World War II wages on

Rationing, blackouts, evacuees and military training camps have become the norm in the village of Beckindale, but happiness has been found during these hard times. Lily Dingle is getting married, Annie Pearson has returned after volunteering with the Wrens, and there are new neighbours to get to know... including a female vet of all things.

The new inhabitants are about to learn things are never dull for the families of Emmerdale

Exploring the lives of Emmerdale''s much-loved families during World War II, including favourites such as the Sugdens and the Dingles, Hope Comes to Emmerdale is a hopeful and nostalgic novel about community, friendship and love.