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A Mother's Love
Wartime Midwives Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Daisy Styles
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 March 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
The heartwarming and joyful Wartime Midwives story of three fascinating mothers.
Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the Midwife
Three mothers. Three very different backgrounds, and a bond they will never forget
The Lake District, 1944, and spring is in the air for the women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home . . .
Beautiful Stella, the head-turning cook of a munitions factory, has been swept off her feet by a handsome GI. He proposes when she falls pregnant, but soon his letters stop arriving . . .
Then there is Lillian, who is deeply unimpressed when she is conscripted as a Land Girl miles from her home, but then she meets a charming, married vet . . .
Meanwhile, midwife Ada is getting used to being back at work after the birth of her own beautiful baby girl. But she faces the biggest challenge of her life when the home is engulfed in an outbreak of whooping cough.
Though each woman is from a different walk of life only together can they help Mary Vale come through this crisis . . .
Praise for Daisy Styles
'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson
'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford
'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray
© Daisy Styles 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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Praise for Daisy Styles
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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, bestselling author of, Secrets of the Home Front Girls
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A cracking story with truly endearing characters
Annie Murray, bestselling author of, Now The War Is Over
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This is her best yet. I devoured it in one sitting - it's a real page turner that will delight and tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere. Wonderful!
Fiona Ford, author of, The Liberty Girls
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Details
- Author
- Daisy Styles
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Duration
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781405952439
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.The heartwarming and joyful Wartime Midwives story of three fascinating mothers.Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the MidwifeThree mothers. Three very different backgrounds, and a bond they will never forgetThe Lake District, 1944, and spring is in the air for the women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home . . .Beautiful Stella, the head-turning cook of a munitions factory, has been swept off her feet by a handsome GI. He proposes when she falls pregnant, but soon his letters stop arriving . . .Then there is Lillian, who is deeply unimpressed when she is conscripted as a Land Girl miles from her home, but then she meets a charming, married vet . . .Meanwhile, midwife Ada is getting used to being back at work after the birth of her own beautiful baby girl. But she faces the biggest challenge of her life when the home is engulfed in an outbreak of whooping cough.Though each woman is from a different walk of life only together can they help Mary Vale come through this crisis . . .Praise for Daisy Styles'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray© Daisy Styles 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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