Welcome to Susanna Bavin's Website.

I am a saga writer living on the beautiful North Wales coast, but I am originally from Manchester, which is where my books are set.   I am represented by Camilla Shestopal of Shesto Literary.   I also write as Polly Heron and as Maisie Thomas. I am on Facebook as Maisie.

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Latest News:   My two September releases!     * * * * My latest book written as Maisie Thomas, Changing Times at Calico House, was published on September 8th.   Reviewers say, "I just adore the way Maisie creates the most wholesome characters and absorbing storylines. The plot is brilliant; packed with numerous twists and surprises...There was a lot happening to keep you turning the pages... A fantastic tale. I did enjoy the book, it was a ‘can’t put down read a little bit more’ type of book."   Kindle link   The book is also on Kindle Unlimited.     * * * *   Publication date: Wednesday September 16th   Preorder Kindle link   The paperback will be available on Amazon either on publication day or a day or two prior to that.   Pre-publication reviewers say:   ‘Wow, what a read!… Beautiful… Defy you to put it down! Loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ h ‘I adored this book. It’s warm, hopeful, and completely immersive… Loved… I finished it hugging the book.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   ‘Every so often a book comes along that you can’t put down; this one is one of them… I loved every page.’ The Penny Street Reading Group, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   ‘I loved this book… A brilliant read.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   ‘A most enjoyable read which I found hard to put down. I loved all the characters.’ Christian Novel Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   ‘Another brilliant book… Family saga at its best.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * * * *   If you are with Amazon Prime, you may like to know that book 1 in the Dunbar's Hotel series, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel, is now included in the fiction available to Prime users.   * * * * h If you a KU reader, you may also like to know that The Deserter's Daughter, as well as all of my Surplus Girls books written as Polly Heron - The Surplus Girls, The Surplus Girls' Orphans, Christmas with the Surplus Girls and New Beginnings for the Surplus Girls - are also available on Kindle Unlimited. Here is the Surplus Girls page link, which includes KU.h   * * * *

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Writing as Polly Heron.

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As Polly Heron, I write The Surplus Girls 1920s saga series about young women striving for independence after the Great War.As Polly Heron, I write The Surplus Girls 1920s saga series about young women striving for independence after the Great W

Who were the Surplus Girls? h

Surplus girls were that generation of young woman who, because of the loss of life on the battlefields of the First World War, missed out on the opportunity to marry - which was, of course, seen as the purpose of a woman's life at that time. Instead, they suddenly found themselves in the position of having to support themselves for a lifetime, and without the necessary education and training behind them.

The four Surplus Girls novels in order are:

The Surplus Girls

The Surplus Girls' Orphans

Christmas with the Surplus Girls

New Beginnings for the Surplus Girls 

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Writing as Maisie Thomas

As Maisie Thomas I write The Railway Girls saga series about the brave women and girls working on Britain's railways during the Second World War from early in 1940 until D Day in June 1944.

I also write the Wartime Hotel series and the Calico House 1920s series.

Here is the link to my Maisie page on Amazon.

The Railway Girls in order are:

1. The Railway Girls

2. Secrets of the Railway Girls

3. The Railway Girls in Love

4. Christmas with the Railway Girls

5. Hope for the Railway Girls

6. A Christmas Miracle for the Railway Girls

7. Courage of the Railway Girls

8. Christmas Wishes for the Railway Girls

9. Springtime with the Railway Girls

To read the blurbs and see the bookcovers, please click on the Railway Girls Series tab over on the left.h

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Finding me online:

Here are my Amazon author pages for me writing as Susanna and as Polly and Maisie.    

And you can find me on Facebook on my Maisie Thomas author page for the latest information about all my books - Susanna's and Polly's as well as Maisie's. I also share snippets I've found in my research as well as other things I hope my readers will enjoy. As a community, every weekend we share what we're currently reading. We're a friendly lot, so do join us!

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A Selection of Popular Blogse take a look at my latest blog to find ways to order Springtime with the Railw

Have you ever wondered about all the work done on the Home Front to keep people safe? In an earlier blog, I take a look at the work of the ARP - Air Raid Precautions. You may not realise the large number of different and very important jobs this covered. I hope you'll enjoy my blog on the subject.

In this blog I explain something of the planning process that lay behind The Surplus Girls series; and also take a close look at Belinda, the heroine of book 1. Click here to see the blog. 

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