Saturday's Child

A Promise Born at Dawn

When spirited midwife Lucy Harrington returns to her childhood village of St. Aldhelm’s Bay on a bright summer morning, she never expects to find the old churchyard gates ajar or a dropped bonnet on the dew-glazed grass. The locals whisper that Saturday’s children—those born on the same day as the sunlit market—carry their own destinies. Drawn by a mixture of nostalgia and professional curiosity, Lucy soon discovers that the legend may be more than folklore. Amid cobbled lanes and pastel-washed cottages, she encounters Toby Matthews, the reclusive clockmaker whose own Saturday birthright has long bound him to the rhythms of time itself. As Lucy mends newborns in the cottage ward, she senses that the real miracle lies in uncovering the hidden hopes of those she thought she knew.

Secrets Beneath the Surface

Between lantern-lit midwifery calls and seaside bonfires, Lucy and Toby forge an unlikely alliance. When a set of anonymous letters surfaces—each sealed with a dove’s feather—they point to an abandoned wing of the old manor, where a decades-old promise was broken. Together, they thread through forgotten passageways, deciphering cryptic diary entries and clawing back memories buried beneath plaster-cracked walls. As the village gears up for its annual Saturday’s Child festival, tensions rise: old rivalries spark in the market square, and a bitter feud threatens the unity Lucy left behind. With every secret they unearth, Lucy must decide whether to mend the fractures of the past or protect the fragile hopes of a community on the brink of renewal.

Harmony Restored at Sundown

On the eve of the festival, when lantern lanterns glow like captured stars and the tide hums its ancient lullaby, Lucy faces her greatest test. A sudden illness in the orphanage forces her to choose between the duty of her calling and the desire to right an old wrong. As church bells ring out Saturday’s first hour, she and Toby race against the ebbing tide to deliver both child and truth safely to shore. In a stirring finale beneath the rose-arched viaduct, love, forgiveness, and destiny converge in a moment that will shape every Saturday’s child yet to come.

. Ruth Hamilton is a bestselling British author celebrated for her evocely atmospheric storytelling, richly drawn characters, and the timeless exploration of hope, community, and the redemptive power of love.