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The Stolen Baby
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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The Stolen Baby
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Publisher's Summary
A new Second World War novel from best-selling author Diney Costeloe, based on a gripping and moving true story.
Plymouth, 1941. As sirens blare all around, the Shawbrook family take refuge in a packed shelter. Bombs have already begun to fall through the night sky when they realise their infant son, Freddie, has been forgotten in the rush, left to sleep in his crib. Terrified, Vera, his young mother, races to find him and bring him to safety.
The next morning, air raid warden David Shawbrook returns from his watch to find the shelter pulverised, and his family seemingly all dead. Dirty footprints inside their home betray the looters who have rifled through the house.
Meanwhile, Maggie waits alone for her husband. Since the death of her infant son, she passes her days at home with neither joy nor aim. But not this morning. For this morning her husband has brought home a child, found abandoned in the aftermath of the terrible raid - a child she is sure is the one she held in her arms so many months before.
Critic Reviews
"Truly captivating." (Woman & Home)
"This is a truly captivating [listen] that brings together vibrant characters and a historical setting." (Woman's Own)
"A gripping saga." (My Weekly)
What listeners say about The Stolen Baby
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- Marian
- 31-10-2024
Loved it
I really enjoyed this, much more than I expected to. Binged on it. I’ll now look for more booked from this author
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- Helene
- 11-02-2024
Great story
Honestly, I didn't know on who's side I wanted to be, Maggie's, or Vera's. I felt so sorry for Maggie at the end. what she did was wrong, but she so desperately wanted to be a mother...
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- Evelyn Fox
- 15-07-2023
Good story
This was my third book in series have enjoyed them all. Hope there are more.
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- MerrilyW
- 04-10-2021
more if a long short story than a great read
the story got there in the end but it wasn't a startlingly great read. this was not a book that I couldn't put down. but I was happy to read until the end. narrator very versatile and did well.
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- Dawn Winter
- 17-05-2022
A lovely soft story
Not too unexpected but an enjoyable read anyway. Set in England during wwii. Good narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-10-2024
Dull
Very predictable outcome and a lot of coincidences. The narrator couldn’t do men’s voices at all. Lucky it was free.
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