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  • An Absolutely Heartbreaking Historical Family Saga
  • By: Pam Howes
  • Narrated by: Liane-Rose Bunce
  • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (55 ratings)
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The Midwives of Lark Lane

By: Pam Howes
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Summary

All’s fair in love and war…but what happens when the war is over? 

After the heartbreak of World War Two, newlywed midwife Cathy hoped Liverpool life would offer some joy. But a terrible miscarriage and the escape of her abusive stepfather Jack from prison make happiness hard to find. 

Meanwhile, Cathy’s beloved granny is ailing. Whilst at the hospital, Cathy sees her midwifery friends, who are planning to open a home for unmarried mothers. After losing a baby of her own, Cathy would love to help, but for now, she must take care of her grandmother.  

As her granny’s health worsens, she writes Cathy a letter. The day her grandmother dies, Cathy goes home and opens the envelope: Thank you for giving me a reason to live. Everything I have in the world is yours now, my darling. Cathy is devastated but determined to honor her granny’s memory, hoping the maternity home can be her legacy.  

Just as Cathy and her friends are about to open their doors to the first expectant mothers, Jack is spotted in Liverpool. It’s only a matter of time until her cruel stepfather catches up with her, determined to pay her back for getting him locked up in prison. Can Cathy keep herself and her grandmother’s legacy safe, and see Jack sent away for good at last?  

The Midwives of Lark Lane is a heart-wrenching saga about how the best friendships can help you through the worst of times. If you’re a fan of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costeloe, and Kitty Neale, you’ll love Pam Howes! 

©2020 Pam Howes (P)2020 Bookouture
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Critic reviews

"An emotional roller coaster of a read that captivated me, and had me on the edge of my seat.… The story had me so engrossed that I couldn’t get on with my everyday life until I had finished it. If you enjoy a heart-warming saga that makes for a compulsive read, then look no further than this author’s books. They are truly wonderful." (By the Letter Book Reviews)

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Great story tho awful narrator

I really enjoyed the series although I was disappointed in the narrator in this book. She tends to shout each of the characters speech but talk the story. I listen through headphones and after a while I had to stop listening as it gave me a headache. I managed to finish the story luckily. I would recommend to get the kindle version of this book if you can as the book is very good.

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Too brash

I enjoyed the follow up story but the change of narrator was a mistake. She made everyone sound crass and shouted a lot. I would buy more by Pam Howes, but not if they are read by this narrator

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Love the Lark Lane series but struggled with narrator

I’ve loved all the Lark Lane books Georgia Maguire brought all the characters to life and the books flowed well but I really struggled with this one. The flow and voices made the book feel poorly written, less engaging or believable despite the historical accuracies that took you back in time in the first 3 books. Please bring back Georgia for the next one

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Unimpressed

I am very disappointed that the narrator was changed for this last book.
I have thoroughly loved the lark lane saga but I am finding it impossible to even get past the prologue with the new voice.
She miss pronounces words and sounds like she is from Yorkshire not Liverpool. Very disappointed.

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The midwives of lark lane

The narrator was absolutely awful all the characters had different voices if they weren't shouting they were high pitched. I was so glad when this book was finished, I will certainly look out for this narrator & avoid her she was awful. Perhaps if she had just read it it might not have been so bad

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Great story

I was delighted to find a 4th book to this story only to be shocked and very disappointed that the narrator had changed. All the characters that I'd come to know and love in the past 3 books had changed voices and strangely their nationality. The 4 Italian people suddenly sounded like they were from Emerdale and annoyingly they constantly shouted every line. I had to keep pausing the book to take headache pills as all the characters constantly sounded angry and very loud. Please get Georgia Maguire back and a 5th book would be super as the story/saga was excellent 👌

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Such a dilemma…….

Do I carry on with the story or never know what happened......
I read the reviews about the narrator and thought it can be that bad, can it????
Oh, my it was awful, I even tried to listen at different speeds, why oh why would you change the narrator especially as part of a series. I don’t know about anyone else but if I can’t get on with a narrator voice no matter how good the Audible is I just won’t entertain it but as this was part of a series and the follow up, I didn’t really have a choice. Disappointed doesn’t even come close, half the time I didn’t know if the narrator was doing a male or female part as it was so bad and to be honest neither did, she. I did like her voice and if she was reading a story without having to change accents it would work and I could listen to her.

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Great story

Why oh why has the narrator changed? Voices and pronunciation of names different which took a lot of getting used to.

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Terrible accents … ruined book for me!

I loved the previous books in this series but the Narrator has been changed and the previous Italian characters are now diehard Liverpudlians and those that were a bit classy are now very common sounding! Such a shame 😑😟

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Another great book

Whilst I really enjoyed the whole series this last one spoiled my listening experience. The narrator pronounced character names differently, used bizarre accents, was wooden and very shouty. Shame.

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