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The Stolen Baby

By: Diney Costeloe
Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
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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.

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"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)
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Loved this story. Gripped from start to finish. Well narrated too. My second book from this author - looking for a third now!

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Enjoyed this book very much. Well read and enough interest to keep you wanting more.

Good story

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Great story that I couldn’t stop listening to, Georgia really is the best narrator bringing all the characters to life and making it hard to stop listening to. The story is well written and given me a new taste for WW2 stories which I’ve never been interested in before.

Addictive read

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Really enjoyed this book. Easy to listen to and story kept me interested. Narration was, again, easy to listen to. Defiantly recommend

Nice easy listen

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what a brilliant story .Well read .Hope to read some more of here story's

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