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When You Were Mine
- Narrated by: Kate Handford
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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“Dylan…” I croak, but my little boy doesn’t even look at me. “Dylan,” I say again, my voice breaking now, and the social worker gives me a reproving look. I’m not helping, but I don’t care. “Dylan!” My voice is louder now, and my gaze stays locked with my son's as she pulls away from the curb and drives away, taking my very life with her.
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Praise for Kate Hewitt:
“So heart-wrenching.... This story just grips you right from the start. I had a really hard time putting it down and found myself reading well into the night.... Perfect for fans of.... Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.” (Shelley’s Book Nook)
“I don’t think I have ever cried as much.... heart-breaking and unputdownable.... To say this story is a five-star read is an understatement. There are not enough stars in the world to show how much this book has touched me.” (Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews, 5 stars)
“Heart-wrenching and captivating.... as good as anything Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain have ever written.... gripping, engrossing and compelling." (Bookish Jottings)
“Oh my gosh! This book is sad, thrilling, gripping and completely pulls on your heart strings.... Full of heartache, tough decisions, dilemmas, drama and struggles of everyday life.... In two words, simply amazing!” (Books on the Bookshelf, 5 stars)
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- Nancy
- 22-06-21
Great read!
While it was a slow start with characters going back and forth I truly enjoyed the book and the message! Great read for those working with children ❤️
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- Joyce Stewart ( Crazy Book Lady )
- 16-05-21
Powerful yet heartbreaking story
I listened to this audio book through Audible This was my first time listening to this narrator. She did a great job and I was captivated the entire time. The narrator’s voice was a good fit of the main characters and really brought them to life. Length was 13 hours 16 minutes narrator Kate Handford. When You Were Mine, by Kate Hewitt, is such a powerful yet heartbreaking story. Told from Beth ( the mother ) and Ally ( the foster mother ) each with their own chapters, the thoughts, feelings and individual aspects of each persons life shines through via their own words. To Beth Ally had the perfect life. Beth all alone in the world struggling to make it week to week all while raising a special needs child. Ally lived in a big fancy house , fancy cars , perfect husband and perfect older kids . Little did Beth know Ally's perfect life is about to unravel bit by bit . Being the mother of a special needs child i connected with Beth more than Ally. It is so hard being the parent of a special needs child. Not only is it hard to get the help a child needs it's also hard to deal with people who don't understand.
I have been both Woman though ( a foster mom ) and the mom who has had her children taken over a lie . It is scarry how much power dss has . I do want to say that is one thing that was wrong through the whole book. Dss does not work like this. Had the author done more research on how dss actually works this would have been a 5 ⭐ read. I don't normally read books that involve dss or dfs because it is something i just can't cope with. The characters were all well developed. Some I hated others I loved. I felt so connected to some of them like I knew them personally. By the end of the book my mind changed somewhat about Ally. This book took me on one heck of an emotional roller coaster. I smiled ,got mad, and cried. Boy did i cry and get mad . I highly recommend reading this story with a box of tissues nearby. I loved how the author reminds us that life doesn’t always work out how we planned and that's okay.
It also just goes to show no one's life is perfect . If you want to find out which mother ends up with Dylan then you will just have to read it to find out.
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- Misty G.
- 16-12-20
Can have many meanings...
I loved the depth of this book! I feel that Kate really reaches the heart of so many people at different parts of their life’s struggles and gave them hope. I like that it touched on the reality of the single mom, the child and the foster family and child services and that no ones life is ever perfect but it can get better if you all work together and you continue to try. What I got from this book is that: Life isn’t always what you want, hoped and dreamed of but with hard work you can make it good.
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- claire
- 27-01-22
Wonderful!
I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this book. As a mother, it brought out all my true emotions and i marvel how the story took me from siding with Ali one moment and then Beth. Being shown the 2,sides to every coin and realizing how no-ones life is as perfect as it seems. Narrator was also superb. Going to listen to more books from this author.
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- Kelly L.
- 26-10-21
Loved this book
I am a mother of five including one adopted from the foster care system. This book was excellent and VERY realistic, I related to so much personally and believe any mother would! It was positive from every angle on motherhood and humanity!
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- AudioGirl
- 28-08-21
Started off strong...
I was enjoying the book for the first few hours and then the story slowed down. It became predictable and tedious. The ending was 'meh'. Overall, it was okay, but not something I would listen to again.
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- Audra Spangler
- 27-02-21
Amazing story.
I'm sure alot of mothers out there could relate to this... We are not perfect..
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- Holly
- 29-10-20
I completed in 1 Week I loved It!!
I have been listening to audiobooks for a few years now, My genre usually King and Koontz. I saw title had just come out and figured I would give it a try. I listened to the sample first because the narrator is everything as everyone knows and Kate Handford was the best narrator I have ever come across. She is on spot with the voices of the many characters without over doing it. She has soothing voice and her inflections with the characters are so slight but so apparent. Now for the story itself, Great, heartbreaking, honest, and very insightful. As a Mother and Grandmother this book rings so true across all genres. My take away was that no one person is perfect. Parenting is hard and at the end of the day no matter what society dictates or what our parents taught us the quintessential being will always be growing along with the child into a detailed personification.
So, yes, I totally recommend this book to all the soon to be, brand new, still in the thick of it, already have been and always will be Moms out there!!