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The Wartime Midwives

By: Daisy Styles
Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Wartime Midwives by Daisy Styles.

1939. Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother and Baby Home, sits on the remote Fylde coast in Lancashire. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find sanctuary.

Women from all walks of life pass through Mary Vale, from beautiful waitress Emily, whose boyfriend has vanished without trace, to young Isla, cast out by her wealthy family after her first year at university goes horribly wrong.

Awaiting them is Nurse Ada and Sister Anne who work tirelessly to aid the mothers and safely deliver the babies. But the unforgiving Matron and Head of Governors, Captain Percival, have other, more sinister ideas.

As war looms the women at Mary Vale must pull together for the sake of themselves and their babies, and Ada and Anne must help protect their patients, no matter what the cost.

©2018 Daisy Styles (P)2018 Penguin Audio 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Protector Romance War & Military War

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Critic reviews

"This book brought home wonderfully the vivid camaraderie wartime women shared and their immense sacrifices on the Home Front. Well done Daisy for creating characters that are real women in the best sense. Funny, scheming, loyal and witty, but about all, hardworking and proud. An absolute joy to read." (Kate Thompson, best-selling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls)

"Feisty young women, a country house in wartime and a scheming aristocrat - all ingredients for a cracking story with truly endearing characters." (Annie Murray, best-selling author of Now the War Is Over)
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I have listened to many books by Daisy Styles and have enjoyed them all and this one is no different her characters come to life and a really good narration by Helen Lloyd helps. Definitely recommend it

Great listen

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loved listening to this story. shows the strength of women, and camaraderie.
lestioned before bed

resilience

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I struggled at the beginning To get into this book and listened to the first few chapters several times I’m so pleased I persisted as I loved the story as I got into it! The characters came a live and I really came involved with them moving on to book to straight away

Really enjoyed

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This was a story of this that sadly happened or are still happening in our world. I Dearly loved the characters & the relationships formed between them. poor Bertie. Robin was delightful & so very funny. Please say there is a follow up book from this. Narrative excellent & Story. Thanks to Daisy Styles.

I loved this book

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Loved this book, narrator is excellent. The characters and story are well constructed, and the wartime era background is such a good setting. Glad to see there is a follow up too.

Great book, really enjoyed it.

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Really good story read beautifully. Loved the characters and was kept interested to see how it all ended. A Great listen

Great

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Great story with some lovely characters.
Found the narrators voice a bit slow but just turned the speed otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
I m glad to to see there is a second book too

Wartime Midwives

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Good Story, and well narrated. couldn't put it down! I love period drama, and this one didn't disappoint.

Great Story

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The story is enjoyable to listen to, didn’t want to put it down listen in the car while driving

Enjoyed listening to this book

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great book, very well read with some cliff hangers. A great and listen. Thank you

fab book

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