Old Friends, New Friends

Its 1970 andDebbie Hargreavesis heading to college in Leeds, where shell be sharing with three girls shes never met before. Although theyre all from very different backgrounds, Debbie soon becomes firm friends with shyLisa, outspokenKarenand cool, self-assuredFran.

At the same time, Fiona is struggling to cope with four young children and her duties as a rectors wife. The arrival of a new childminder should be the answer to her prayers, but Glendas open flirting with Fionas husband soon sets tongues wagging. Is Fionas marriage really under threat?

Debbie loves her newfound independence and the male attention she attracts, but in enjoying her new freedom is she neglecting her family and friends, and forgetting her roots?

Cast the First Stone

Fiona Norwood, the new rectors wife, has caused quite a stir in the close-knit parish community of Aberthwaite. With her glossy blonde hair, fashionable clothes and lavish use of make-up, she is not what the rural Yorkshire community expected, and her ideas to modernise the parish do not go down well with some of the more traditional members of the congregation.

Fiona is at the centre of the gossip and rumour in the community and it is only a matter of time before someone discovers the secret shes been hiding in her past, something she hasnt even told her new husband. The revelations and heartache that ensue have unforeseen consequences for more than one member of the parish.

Families and Friendships

Fiona Norwoodis happily married, with a small daughter and another baby on the way. Her life should be complete. But she has a secret in her past, and a part of her cannot forget the baby girl she was forced to give up for adoption when she was seventeen.

Meanwhile,Debbie Hargreaveshas known ever since she was a little girl that she was adopted. Her parents are kind and loving and she has a happy home life, but there is a part of her that is desperate to find out about her birth mother. Debbies search will awaken powerful and long-buried emotions, and life for Debbie, Fiona and their friends and relatives will never be quite the same again