Brenda Jagger

1 series 3 books in order

Brenda Jagger was born in Yorkshire like so many of the characters in the Barforth Trilogy. Married with three daughters, she worked in Paris, Dundee and then in the north of England as a probation officer. Her work with 'wayward girls' and her own family increased her interest in women's experiences, both within her own lifetime and historically. In 1986, her last novel A Song Twice Over won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Known for
The Barforth Trilogy

Series by Brenda Jagger

The Barforth Trilogy

3 books in order · 1980–1982

  1. Cover of The Clouded Hills

    The Clouded Hills

    1980 · Brenda Jagger

    At sixteen Verity Barforth becomes sole heiress to a fortune founded on the wool mills of Yorkshire. But women - whether heiress or mill hand in the…

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  2. Cover of Flint and Roses

    Flint and Roses

    1982 · Brenda Jagger

    Faith Aycliffe knows what she wants and refuses to substitute what she needs to get it. But 19th-century Yorkshire is a man's world and Faith merely…

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  3. Cover of The Sleeping Sword

    The Sleeping Sword

    1982 · Brenda Jagger

    Grace Agbrigg has ambitions beyond merely ornamenting the home of a rich husband. But Victorian England is still almost wholly a man's world in which…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Brenda Jagger written?

We list 3 books by Brenda Jagger across 1 series, published between 1980–1982 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Brenda Jagger's books?

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