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The Girl with the Suitcase
- Author
- Lesley Pearse
- Narrator
- Candida Gubbins
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 July 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
London, 1941
When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn’t be more different. Elizbeth is beautiful and charming, about to set off on a dazzling adventure to Ireland where she’s inherited a grand house. Mary, shy and meek, has nothing to look forward to but the dreary life of a maid in Hampstead.
But when an air raid forces them to take shelter underground Mary’s life is suddenly changed forever. After waking up in hospital, injured but alive, the nurse mistakes her for Elizabeth and hands over her suitcase with Elizabeth’s money and tickets to Ireland inside.
This is Mary’s chance to escape the hardship of her life and start afresh.
Will she take it and what could go wrong?
© Lesley Pearse 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
Critics Review
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Captivating
Woman & Home
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PRAISE FOR LESLEY PEARSE:
***
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Storytelling at its very best
Daily Mail
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Gripping and suspenseful
Daily Express
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A twisting and intense read
Woman's Own
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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3.0 5.0
Love Lesley’s books and the premise of this one is good but it’s lacking depth of characters throughout so didn’t move me as much as her others. Just my opinion on this one :-)
Rosetta999 2025-07-19
Details
- Author
- Lesley Pearse
- Narrator
- Candida Gubbins
- Duration
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781405963039
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical crime and mysteries
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. London, 1941When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn’t be more different. Elizbeth is beautiful and charming, about to set off on a dazzling adventure to Ireland where she’s inherited a grand house. Mary, shy and meek, has nothing to look forward to but the dreary life of a maid in Hampstead.But when an air raid forces them to take shelter underground Mary’s life is suddenly changed forever. After waking up in hospital, injured but alive, the nurse mistakes her for Elizabeth and hands over her suitcase with Elizabeth’s money and tickets to Ireland inside.This is Mary’s chance to escape the hardship of her life and start afresh.Will she take it and what could go wrong?© Lesley Pearse 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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