Betty Firth is a British author known for historical sagas set during the Second World War. She writes under her own name and has published her Made in Yorkshire series with Hera Books. Her novels centre on life, love and resilience in rural Yorkshire during the 1940s.
Betty Firth was born and raised in West Yorkshire. After studying English Literature at Durham University, she lived in several cities, including London, Nottingham and Cambridge, before returning to the Dales.
“I always wanted to tell stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary times,” she has said. She also writes contemporary romantic comedies under the name Mary Jayne Baker, uplifting wartime sagas as Gracie Taylor, humorous women’s fiction as Lisa Swift, and cosy mysteries as Penny Blackwell. Her early work focused on romantic comedies, but from 2023 she began writing wartime sagas under the name Betty Firth.
Her Made in Yorkshire series began with A New Home in the Dales (2023), following Bobby Bancroft, a city woman who takes on a junior reporter role at The Tyke magazine.
The novel explores her adjustment to village life and her interactions with local villagers and Charlie, a mischievous vet. War Comes to the Dales (2023) continues Bobby’s story, examining the challenges of sustaining a community during wartime. A Wartime Christmas in the Dales (2024) focuses on the festive spirit and the complexities of relationships amid the hardships of war.
A Wartime Wedding in the Dales (2025) follows Bobby as she prepares to marry Charlie while training as a WAAF. She forms a bond with Canadian instructor Ernie King, testing her faith in love across distance and uncertainty. The novel explores themes of separation, loyalty and hope in wartime Yorkshire.
Betty Firth is a member of the Society of Authors, the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Writers’ Association.
Photo credit: www.bettyfirthauthor.co.uk
Betty Firth was born and raised in West Yorkshire. After studying English Literature at Durham University, she lived in several cities, including London, Nottingham and Cambridge, before returning to the Dales.
“I always wanted to tell stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary times,” she has said. She also writes contemporary romantic comedies under the name Mary Jayne Baker, uplifting wartime sagas as Gracie Taylor, humorous women’s fiction as Lisa Swift, and cosy mysteries as Penny Blackwell. Her early work focused on romantic comedies, but from 2023 she began writing wartime sagas under the name Betty Firth.
Her Made in Yorkshire series began with A New Home in the Dales (2023), following Bobby Bancroft, a city woman who takes on a junior reporter role at The Tyke magazine.
The novel explores her adjustment to village life and her interactions with local villagers and Charlie, a mischievous vet. War Comes to the Dales (2023) continues Bobby’s story, examining the challenges of sustaining a community during wartime. A Wartime Christmas in the Dales (2024) focuses on the festive spirit and the complexities of relationships amid the hardships of war.
A Wartime Wedding in the Dales (2025) follows Bobby as she prepares to marry Charlie while training as a WAAF. She forms a bond with Canadian instructor Ernie King, testing her faith in love across distance and uncertainty. The novel explores themes of separation, loyalty and hope in wartime Yorkshire.
Betty Firth is a member of the Society of Authors, the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Writers’ Association.
Photo credit: www.bettyfirthauthor.co.uk
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