IF WALLS COULD TALK

AGATHA CHRISTIE: A VERY ELUSIVE WOMAN

Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was 'just' an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? She was born in 1890 into a world which had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. Lucy Worsley's biography is not just of a massively, internationally successful writer. It's also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman. Agatha's life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passion.

THE AUSTEN GIRLS

Anna Austen has always been told she must marry rich. Her future depends upon it. While her dear cousin Fanny has a little more choice, she too is under pressure to find a suitor. But how can either girl know what she wants? Is finding love even an option? The only person who seems to have answers is their Aunt Jane. She has never married. In fact, she's perfectly happy, so surely being single can't be such a bad thing? The time will come for each of the Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories. Will they follow in Jane's footsteps?

ELIZA ROSE

Eliza Rose Camperdowne is young and headstrong, and as the only daughter of a noble family, she must one day marry a man who is very grand and very rich. But Fate has other plans. When Eliza becomes a maid of honour, she's drawn into the thrilling, treacherous court of Henry the Eighth. Can a girl choose her own destiny in a world ruled by men?

JANE AUSTEN AT HOME

Jane Austen famously lived a 'life without incident'. But with new research and insights, Lucy Worsley reveals a passionate woman who, far from being a lonely spinster, in fact had at least five marriage prospects, and in the end refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.

LADY MARY

This is the story of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's divorce told by their daughter, Princess Mary. When her father marries again, Mary must dig deep to find the strength to stand up against those who wish to bring her down. Despite what anyone says, she will always be a princess. She has the blood of a princess and she is ready to fight for what is rightfully hers.