Sally Hepworth Books in Order

In Rhode Island, midwife Neva Bradley hides her own pregnancy and the baby’s father from her outspoken mother, Grace, and her secretive grandmother, Floss. As another birth draws near, three generations of women are forced to confront the family stories they have never told.

Diagnosed with early‑onset Alzheimer’s at thirty‑eight, Anna Forster is sent to Rosalind House, an assisted‑living home where she unexpectedly falls in love with fellow resident Luke. When a tragedy separates them, newly single mother Eve Bennett risks everything to defend their fragile connection.

Single mother Alice Stanhope has built a quiet life in Northern California with her socially anxious teenage daughter, Zoe. When Alice is diagnosed with cancer, she turns to nurse Kate and social worker Sonja, drawing three near‑strangers into an improvised family bound by fear, loyalty and love.

In the seemingly perfect Melbourne suburb of Pleasant Court, three mothers—Essie, Ange and Fran—are hiding serious problems behind their tidy lawns. When single, childless Isabelle moves into the cul‑de‑sac and starts asking questions, their secrets collide in a suspenseful story about marriage, motherhood and belonging.

Lucy has never quite measured up in the eyes of her poised, philanthropic mother‑in‑law, Diana. Years later, Diana is found dead with a suicide note but no trace of the illness she claimed to have, forcing the family to relive their shared past as suspicion settles on everyone closest to her.

Fern Castle is a socially anxious librarian who depends on her organized twin sister, Rose, to navigate the world. When Rose struggles to have a baby, Fern decides to get pregnant for her, a well‑meant plan that slowly exposes the darker truths of their shared childhood.

Wealthy heart surgeon Stephen Aston plans to divorce his wife, who has advanced dementia, so he can marry much younger Heather. His adult daughters Tully and Rachel are sure the new fiancée is after money, but as the wedding nears, buried family secrets and past hurts begin to surface.

On a luxury wellness cruise off the Australian coast, anxious guest Ella feels adrift without her outgoing husband. She quickly bonds with charismatic passenger Chloe, only to discover they share a painful link to the same man, turning their supposed escape into a tense reckoning with desire and betrayal.

Jessica, Norah and Alicia were once foster sisters on a remote farm ruled by their strict carer, Miss Fairchild. Decades later, human remains are discovered beneath the old homestead, pulling the women back together to face the trauma they left behind and the truth about the place they grew up.

Gabe and Pippa think they’ve found paradise in a clifftop cottage above the ocean, until they realise the nearby lookout is a magnet for people ready to jump. Gabe becomes a local hero for talking them down—until one night a woman falls and Pippa discovers her husband knew the victim.

Celebrity chef Ian Curley is discovered dead in the walk‑in freezer of his own restaurant, and suspicion falls on his three ex‑wives, who still meet there every Friday night. Each woman has a motive and an alibi, leaving one detective to untangle who, if anyone, decided Ian had to go.

In 1954, fourteen‑year‑old Mabel Waller became notorious as the youngest Australian ever convicted of murder. Seventy years on, living quietly under a new name, she is dragged back into the spotlight when a neighbour is found dead and detectives start to question what really happened long ago.