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The Wartime Midwives
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Wartime Midwives by Daisy Styles.
1939. Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother and Baby Home, sits on the remote Fylde coast in Lancashire. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find sanctuary.
Women from all walks of life pass through Mary Vale, from beautiful waitress Emily, whose boyfriend has vanished without trace, to young Isla, cast out by her wealthy family after her first year at university goes horribly wrong.
Awaiting them is Nurse Ada and Sister Anne who work tirelessly to aid the mothers and safely deliver the babies. But the unforgiving Matron and Head of Governors, Captain Percival, have other, more sinister ideas.
As war looms the women at Mary Vale must pull together for the sake of themselves and their babies, and Ada and Anne must help protect their patients, no matter what the cost.
Critic reviews
"This book brought home wonderfully the vivid camaraderie wartime women shared and their immense sacrifices on the Home Front. 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, best-selling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls)
"Feisty young women, a country house in wartime and a scheming aristocrat - all ingredients for a cracking story with truly endearing characters." (Annie Murray, best-selling author of Now the War Is Over)
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- Country lass
- 17-12-19
Great listen
I have listened to many books by Daisy Styles and have enjoyed them all and this one is no different her characters come to life and a really good narration by Helen Lloyd helps. Definitely recommend it
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- Rachel Holborn
- 18-11-23
Really enjoyed
I struggled at the beginning To get into this book and listened to the first few chapters several times I’m so pleased I persisted as I loved the story as I got into it! The characters came a live and I really came involved with them moving on to book to straight away
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- MRS D WARREN
- 24-05-22
resilience
loved listening to this story. shows the strength of women, and camaraderie.
lestioned before bed
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- Adam
- 25-05-20
gripping story start to finish
I almost stopped listening at one.point but glad I continued the intermingling of differnt people lives and story failures and triumphs makes for a good listen whilst I'm sewing.
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- Linda
- 07-06-23
Fabulous
Love this book and the narrator was easy to listen to, love the individual stories of each person in the book
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- Jackie Jackson
- 24-04-20
fab book
great book, very well read with some cliff hangers. A great and listen. Thank you
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- Llyn
- 22-06-22
The Narator
I liked the story very much but I think the Narator's voice is too deep for the young women.
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- Margaret west
- 02-06-23
Brilliant
A fabulous first book series. Loving the characters and there journey. Great narration. I can’t wait to get to book 2
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- Julie
- 02-08-19
I loved this book
This was a story of this that sadly happened or are still happening in our world. I Dearly loved the characters & the relationships formed between them. poor Bertie. Robin was delightful & so very funny. Please say there is a follow up book from this. Narrative excellent & Story. Thanks to Daisy Styles.
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- Claire
- 21-08-20
Great book, really enjoyed it.
Loved this book, narrator is excellent. The characters and story are well constructed, and the wartime era background is such a good setting. Glad to see there is a follow up too.
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