Bingham, Charlotte 1942-

The chestnut tree by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
13 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and Hungarian and held by 753 libraries worldwide
Is the summer of 1939, and the residents of the Sussex fishing port of Bexham are preparing for war. The women of Bexham were determined to part an active part in the defense of their country. When the men are returning from war, they are expected to slip back into their former roles.

To hear a nightingale by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
12 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 752 libraries worldwide
Born a bastard, Cassie's life changes completely when she marries Tyrone and finds her life vocation in the horses her husband breeds and trains.

The wind off the sea by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
15 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 538 libraries worldwide
Waldo Astley comes to Bexham on a personal mission, and finds that his mission involves him in the lives of several Bexham women who each coped in her own way with War World II.

The Daisy Club by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
13 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 353 libraries worldwide
Daisy, Jean, Freddie and their friends Aurelia and Laura are devoted to their quaint village Twistleton, so that when war breaks out it becomes the embodiment of everything for which they are fighting. With death haunting every moment, love is their one all-too-fleeting consolation--and also their final triumph.

The magic hour by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
13 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 295 libraries worldwide
When Alexandra Stamford goes to stay with her wealthy cousins at Knighton Hall, she is made to feel the poor relation. In comparison to her, the daughters of the house have everything: beauty, status and wealth. She is not to meet the handsome stable lad, Tom O'Brien, until much later, by which time he has become rich and successful. Shortly after Alexandra returns home from Knighton Hall, her father remarries. No longer wanted, Alexandra is forced to become a maid-of-all-work for a Mrs Smithers, who lives in a grand Regency house in a seaside town. But when Alexandra starts to plan her future she discovers the awful circumstances of her birth.

Daughters of Eden by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
16 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 289 libraries worldwide
Focuses on the lives and fortunes of four very different young women at the outbreak of the Second World War.

The land of summer by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
13 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 276 libraries worldwide
When Emmaline meets Julius at a ball, he makes it plain that he wants to marry her. So she travels to England from America - but the strange house, full of odd guests and eccentric servants, is far from the glorious place that Julius promised her. She grows increasingly unhappy, while Julius himself seems to have changed beyond belief. But gradually she learns about Julius's past and the history of his house.

The house of flowers by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
14 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide
It is 1941, and England is at its lowest ebb and terrified of imminent invasion. Even at Eden Park, the country estate where Poppy, Lily, Kate, Marjorie and her adopted brother Billy are working in espionage, confidence is at an all-time low, and that is before the authorities discover there is a double agent operating from its M15 unit.

Friday's girl by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
11 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 269 libraries worldwide
When famous artist Napier Todd stumbles across Edith Hanson scrubbing floors, he is immediately struck by her beauty. Within weeks Napier and Edith are married and she moves into his large country house. However, the marriage is troubled from the start and Edith falls ill. Napier takes her to the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Newbourne to convalesce, and there Edith meets Celandine, a struggling artist, and her husband Sheridan, another painter. Because Celandine understands Napier's artistic temperament she tries to help Edith with her marriage difficulties. Although her advice succeeds, it also causes tragic repercussions. And with the attractive Alfred Talisman waiting in the wings, it seems that both women's happiness may be ruined.

In distant fields by Charlotte Bingham( Book )
14 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 267 libraries worldwide
Kitty and Lady Partita are best friends despite vastly different backgrounds. Partita has invited her friend, Kitty to stay at her ancestral home, Borders Castle. The grandeur of Partita's family seat is in stark contrast to Kitty's home in London where she and her mother, Violet, struggle to maintain appearances despite Kitty's father gambling away the family money. Kitty is introduced to the aristocracy - a world she finds fascinatingly decorative and theatrical. She is enthralled by it, and desperately wants to be part of this way of life that is so far removed from the genteel poverty in which she and her mother are forced to exist. But war breaks out, not only irrevocably changing society, but also the lives of these two beautiful young women. The headstrong Partita and down-to-earth Kitty become nurses, caring selflessly for men who have been horrifically injured in the trenches.