The Hardie Family
3 primary works
Book 1
Two families from two classes.
Four siblings with four dreams.
Fate versus destiny.
Midge and Gordon Hardie have grown up as the children of a wine merchant. But their lot in life, to inherit The House of Hardie, is not what they have in mind. Midge wants more than her mundane life – she craves intrigue and luxury. Gordon wants nothing more than a life of adventure.
Meanwhile, Lucy and Archie Yates, the grandchildren of the Marquess of Ross, have everything they could ever need. But they too yearn for different lives.
But as the two families meet in Oxford, they find their dreams don’t always come true. At least not in the way they planned.
In this dramatic Victorian saga, can love and passion overcome power and ambition?
The House of Hardie was first published in 1987 and is the first in the Hardie Family series.
Four siblings with four dreams.
Fate versus destiny.
Midge and Gordon Hardie have grown up as the children of a wine merchant. But their lot in life, to inherit The House of Hardie, is not what they have in mind. Midge wants more than her mundane life – she craves intrigue and luxury. Gordon wants nothing more than a life of adventure.
Meanwhile, Lucy and Archie Yates, the grandchildren of the Marquess of Ross, have everything they could ever need. But they too yearn for different lives.
But as the two families meet in Oxford, they find their dreams don’t always come true. At least not in the way they planned.
In this dramatic Victorian saga, can love and passion overcome power and ambition?
The House of Hardie was first published in 1987 and is the first in the Hardie Family series.
Book 2
Grace Hardie has grown up in a sweeping estate on the outskirts of Oxford. But her life has been a far cry from a fairytale. Ailing and asthmatic as a child, she never really found her place – not with her brothers, not with any friends – always on the outside.
And when tragedy strikes twice in the same day, Grace’s world, and her place in it, is turned upside down. Ungainly and lonely at sixteen, could the bloom of first love be the guiding light she needs? Or is the history of The House of Hardie bound to repeat itself?
As class once again threatens to tear the family apart, so too does the Great War: sweeping away this budding romance before it’s had a chance to begin. Through heartbreak and betrayal, longing and loss, Grace Hardie must adapt to this changing world and struggle to find her own way.
This poignant and moving saga is the second in the Hardie Family Series.
The Daughter of Hardie was first published as Grace Hardie in 1988.
And when tragedy strikes twice in the same day, Grace’s world, and her place in it, is turned upside down. Ungainly and lonely at sixteen, could the bloom of first love be the guiding light she needs? Or is the history of The House of Hardie bound to repeat itself?
As class once again threatens to tear the family apart, so too does the Great War: sweeping away this budding romance before it’s had a chance to begin. Through heartbreak and betrayal, longing and loss, Grace Hardie must adapt to this changing world and struggle to find her own way.
This poignant and moving saga is the second in the Hardie Family Series.
The Daughter of Hardie was first published as Grace Hardie in 1988.
Book 3
As the sun rose higher in the sky there was nothing to suggest that 23rd July 1932 was to be anything other than the most ordinary of days.
But, for Grace Hardie, this one day changes everything.
Grace Hardie has been happy in her family home of Greystones. Alongside her mother and brother, she lives a quiet life of sculpting. But her beloved Greystones is beginning to show signs of neglect. Unable to afford the maintenance of the sprawling estate, Grace begins to worry about who will care for her birthright when she’s gone.
That is until one sunny day in July when four uninvited visitors come to call. Will these guests bring trouble and heartache to Greystones or provide the solitary Grace with happiness and love?
Filled with old friends and new faces, The Hardie Inheritance is the final instalment in the Hardie Family Series.
PRAISE FOR ANNE MELVILLE
‘Fast and meaty…with pain and grief fairly balances with hope and joy in roughly equal proportions’ — British Book News
‘Exciting, the characters lively and the sense of period meticulous’ — Irish Times
‘This romping historical epic is fluent and entertaining’ — Lancashire Evening Post
But, for Grace Hardie, this one day changes everything.
Grace Hardie has been happy in her family home of Greystones. Alongside her mother and brother, she lives a quiet life of sculpting. But her beloved Greystones is beginning to show signs of neglect. Unable to afford the maintenance of the sprawling estate, Grace begins to worry about who will care for her birthright when she’s gone.
That is until one sunny day in July when four uninvited visitors come to call. Will these guests bring trouble and heartache to Greystones or provide the solitary Grace with happiness and love?
Filled with old friends and new faces, The Hardie Inheritance is the final instalment in the Hardie Family Series.
PRAISE FOR ANNE MELVILLE
‘Fast and meaty…with pain and grief fairly balances with hope and joy in roughly equal proportions’ — British Book News
‘Exciting, the characters lively and the sense of period meticulous’ — Irish Times
‘This romping historical epic is fluent and entertaining’ — Lancashire Evening Post