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The Bad Penny

By: Katie Flynn
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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One wild night in the 1930s, midwife Patty Peel is called to attend a birth on the opposite side of Liverpool. She pedals off into the storm and delivers a baby girl in a filthy slum dwelling, just as the mother dies. The drunk and violent father tells Patty to get rid of it so she takes the child away, meaning to deliver it to the nearest orphanage. However, Patty spent her entire childhood in an institution, except for the frequent occasions when she ran away, and cannot bear to hand the baby over. But she has few friends and despises all the men around her, so how can she hope to bring up the baby alone?

©2002 Katie Flynn (P)2003 Soundings Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romance
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Liked the story being a bit different and nice to have a family story with sentiments

Good story

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I loved this book. the only think I would say is it should have a 2nd book written and I would love to have the book list but cant be bothered to write a letter to recive the list of books

what a feel good read

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well worth a listen i enjoyed the story emensey Katie flhnn writes enjoyable stories

excellent excellent story

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I have really enjoyed this audio book lovely story.
I would recommend it to all listeners of Katie Flynn books.
Good narration given by Anne Dover.Thank you.

Irene Derbyshire

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this book is a journey from childhood to adult life
a small peep into what things and attidudes were like in the 20s and 30s

not only a love story

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