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The Stolen Baby
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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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)
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- Kirstine
- 02-05-22
Gripping story
I enjoyed this gripping story that kept me listening keen to find out what happened next as the police follow in the trail of an abducted baby. A story full of characters that one comes to care about and hope that things turn out better for them as they struggle with the devastation of war-time bombing and fears over loved ones serving in the armed forces. A reminder of what people had to put up with.
The narrator is excellent as she brings the characters to life with a variety of voices and accents.
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- Linda jauncey
- 05-10-21
Great book!
I loved this book and was very sorry when It had finished it. It was very well narrated and an excellent story.
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- Christineb
- 22-09-21
Boring Predictable Story
Not very entertaining Story was so underwhelming Characters where either good or bad Very boring
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-09-22
Boring
Long winded,full of long boring conversations,I skipped some of the last few chapters,just so I could get to the last chapter,and find out how it ended.
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- V_Nerdbooks
- 23-02-22
the stolen baby
what a brilliant story .Well read .Hope to read some more of here story's
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- Kat
- 20-09-21
Excellent!
Thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Diney Costeloe never fails to deliver. I’ve loved all the books of hers I’ve listened to. Thanks audible!
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- Hellsbelles
- 15-09-23
Great listen
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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- Reggy A
- 29-08-22
Groan
Maybe I've been a bit harsh rating the story with two stars, but the narration was so awful, I couldn't really tell if I would have liked the story better had I read it rather than listened to it. The narrator did manage to read male voices reasonably well, although they all sounded pretty similar, but from the first page each sentence started in a bright, cheery, sing-sing voice, and ended sounding wistful. The subject matter didn't change the tone of voice at all. Someone died - jolly, wistful. A city was bombed - jolly, wistful. She improved a tiny bit as the story went on, but by then my teeth were so gritted they were virtually coming out the other side. It made the story sound so frothy that I really couldn't tell any more whether or not it was well written. I continued because I hoped something interesting would happen, but fell asleep listening to it a few chapters from the end. I woke to hear the very end, and it was clear that everything had been rounded up very neatly, with no surprises, except perhaps that the ending had been so obvious that I had expected the writer would avoid that. Surprise! She didn't. All very jolly. I couldn't be bothered to listen to the chapters I'd missed. I wish I'd missed the whole book.
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- Susieann
- 09-02-24
Gripping from start to finish
Excellent story with all the twists and turns. Well written. Characterisations brought to life by the narrator. Couldn't stop listening. Really enjoyed it.
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- Judy
- 27-09-23
Lovely story
A nice well written and read story.
Enjoyed it very much as I have her other books.
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