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The Forgotten Family

By: Beryl Matthews
Narrated by: Annie Aldington
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About this listen

 Queenie Bonner is only two when she is taken from her large family in the slums to a big house in the country. Frightened and confused, she yearns for her nine brothers and sisters, especially her favourite brother, Harry. Albert and Mary Warrender rename her Eleanor, bringing her up as their own, and as time passes, Ellie forgets about her other family.

But 15 years later, when Mary dies, Albert tells her the truth about her background, and she is determined to trace her forgotten family. The search holds pleasure, distress, and even danger as she traces her eight siblings, but one remains missing: Harry. And she knows she will never rest until he is found.

©2006 Beryl Matthews (P)2008 Soundings Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Beryl Matthews grabs and holds the attention of the reader from the very first page" ( Billy Hopkins)
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makes you think how did people cope in those days just don't know war and poverty!

interesting!

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A lovely relaxing story and read by the brilliant Annie . what more could one want!

Excellent

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What a lovely book that was.
The story was good but needed to have something else, for example, it wasn't moving or
poignant or haunting or their was no suspense in it in my
opinion, just lovely to listen to
but I found that I wanted it to finish. It was obvious Harry changed his name. But still a
nice book to listen to if you are listening to it whilst doing something else and not on its own.

Lovely!

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I apsalutely love Annie Allington narrating and search for books accordingly.
This is the first book I have listened to by Beryl Matthews and it was excellent.
A really nice story which I thoroughly enjoyed.
The story is a delight and you will not be disappointed.

WONDERFUL JUST WONDERFUL

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Thoroughly enjoyed this story, loved the characters and it was made even better by Annie Aldingtion narration.

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