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A sweeping dual-timeline novel from the bestselling author of The Girl from Bletchley Park.

All she wanted was a child of her own…

1912. As the steamship Carpathia takes the survivors of the Titanic to New York, Lucy desperately searches the decks for her baby, thrust into the arms of another woman as a lifeboat left, and now nowhere to be found. Madeleine is helping her journalist husband to interview the survivors, and when she meets Lucy, she promises she will do anything she can to help her find her lost child.

2022. When archivist Jackie finds a notebook containing the stories of women saved by the Carpathia amongst an auction lot, she learns the story of the missing baby. Desperate to start a family of her own, she feels compelled to dig further. And her search will lead her to a century-old mystery…

Inspired by true events, bestselling author Kathleen McGurl weaves history and fiction together in this captivating, deeply moving story.

Readers LOVE The Lost Child!

'Such a great story… it blends the two eras so well' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A story that will haunt you, in a good way!, long after you have finished the last page' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A fantastic, heart wrenching novel' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A must read' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This compelling read was hard to put down' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Made my heart smile' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Well-researched and fast-paced… I thoroughly enjoyed it' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

(P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction New York

Critic reviews

Readers LOVE Kathleen McGurl!

I LOVED this book!… I was totally engrossed… I'd highly recommend it!’ NetGalley reviewer

‘An absolute page turner, it had me gripped and in its spell… From the first page I was absolutely hooked on this book.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘A brilliant book.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘An inspiring coming-of-age story, combined with a fascinating history lesson… Five stars from me.’ NetGalley reviewer

Outstanding… I loved this from start to finish.’ NetGalley reviewer

Riveting… I loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘Beautifully written… A fabulous read with a teary ending.’ NetGalley reviewer

What a great novel!’ NetGalley reviewer

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This delightful story being part fiction and part truth held my attention loving all the different and strong characters.
Kathleen‘s strength in her stories illustrating what the terrifying time the people on the Titanic suffered in this tragedy and some of their onward stories. This book was fascinating with over 100 years apart from the two different stories becoming one.

Gripping and fascinating

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Absolutely loved it and all of her books absolutely fantastic author will many lovely beautiful stories to tell .enjoyed all of them so far. Well done

The story

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Sorry I’ve finished this story, loved it, I was completely engrossed. Thank you Kathleen McGurl, and Rose Robinson for such a great job with male voices. Thanks to Audible too. Lesley Astbury

Totally hooked from first page

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Actually, the narration itself was not the problem, as the female characters were fine… but it seems all the male characters shared the same croaky voice whatever accent was attributed to them. I found this a bit annoying and distracted me from the story. I rarely review and never give negative feedback, but sadly this was something of an issue for me.

Not overly keen on the Narration

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All of it and all the stories .Three people's lives at different times zones . Very enjoyable

remembering about the people who were lost

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