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1915: Inspired by the real Saward family, who ran the station at Wolferton in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
1915: Inspired by the real Saward family, who ran the station at Wolferton in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
It’s 1915 and the country is at war. In the small Norfolk village of Wolferton, uncertainty plagues the daily lives of sisters Ada, Jessie and Beatrice Saward, as their men are dispatched to the frontlines of Gallipoli.
Harry, their father, is the station master at the local stop for the royal Sandringham Estate. With members of the royal family and their aristocratic guests passing through the station on their way to the palace, the Sawards’ unique position gives them unrivalled access to the monarchy.
But when the Sawards’ estranged and impoverished cousin Maria shows up out of the blue, everything the sisters thought they knew about their family is thrown into doubt.
Wolferton
Ellee knows the current station master at Wolferton, who is the great grandson of Harry Saward, the station master the series is based on.
Sandringham
Sandringham is the much-loved country retreat of the British Royal Family, and has been the private home to generations of British Monarchs since 1862.
The Royal Station Master’s Daughters is the first book in a brand-new World War I saga series, inspired by the Saward family, who ran the station at Wolferton in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through this history-making family we get a glimpse into all walks of life – from glittering royalty to the humblest of servants.
Destination/location: Wolferton, Norfolk Author/guide: Ellee Seymour Departure Time: 1917
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