The Tuppenny Child
An Emotional Saga of Love and Loss
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Glenda Young
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From the author of Belle of the Back Streets, a dramatically powerful saga of secrets, friendship, motherhood, love and betrayal, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin.
'She's not worth more than tuppence, that child!'
Those are the words that haunt Sadie Linthorpe. She is the talk of Ryhope when she arrives there, aged 17, alone, seeking work and a home in the pit village. But Sadie is keeping a secret - that she is searching for her baby girl who was taken from her at birth to be sold by the child's wicked, battleaxe grandmother when Sadie was just 15 years old.
All that Sadie knows about the family who took her daughter is that they lived in Ryhope. And the only thing she knows about her daughter is that when the baby was born, she had a birthmark on one shoulder that resembled a tiny ladybird. But as Sadie's quest begins, a visitor from her past appears - one who could jeopardise the life she's beginning to build and could separate from her beloved child forever....
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- Narrado por: Anne Dover
- Duración: 12 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 601
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 539
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 538
A heartbreaking, enthralling and utterly unforgettable World War 2 story of two young sisters cruelly abandoned by their mother at an orphanage. 1929: four-year-old Etty and eight-year-old Dorothy are abandoned at Blakely Hall orphanage by their mother, never to see her again. With no other family to speak of, the sisters worship their beloved mam - and they are confused and heartbroken to be deserted by her when they need her the most.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story. PG-13+
- De Melissa L S en 09-18-19
De: Shirley Dickson
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Death at Greenway
- A Novel
- De: Lori Rader-Day
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story & characters that kept me company
- De Kim Fountain en 10-24-21
De: Lori Rader-Day
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Queen of the Mersey
- De: Maureen Lee
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- De W en 05-27-08
De: Maureen Lee
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Our Last Goodbye
- De: Shirley Dickson
- Narrado por: Joan Walker
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 192
A heart-wrenching, poignant and totally unforgettable tale of a young woman who must finally face up to the secret she has hidden for a lifetime. 1943, England: On a foggy night during the blackout, 25-year-old May Robinson watches in horror as her mother, Ivy, is tragically killed. Heartbroken, May is not sure she has the strength to harbour the secret she has kept for so many years - a secret that her mother devoted her life to hiding and that would tear their broken family even further apart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- De MichelleO en 07-03-23
De: Shirley Dickson
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The Secret Orphan
- A historical novel full of secrets
- De: Glynis Peters
- Narrado por: Anna Cordell
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 616
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 532
As the Nazis’ relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne finds herself orphaned and under the guardianship of a Cornish farmer's daughter, Elenor Cardew. Elenor knows that the only way to protect spirited Rose is to leave the city and make a new life for themselves away from harm. But soon Elenor discovers that Hitler’s firestorm is not the only thing she must fear when she learns a devastating secret about Rose....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Am I missing something?
- De Linda Suzuki en 12-05-19
De: Glynis Peters
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I Couldn't Love You More
- A Novel
- De: Esther Freud
- Narrado por: Niamh Cusack
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 29
A sweeping story of three generations of women, crossing from London to Ireland and back again, and the enduring effort to retrieve the secrets of the past.
De: Esther Freud
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The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova
- A Novel
- De: Ruth Hogan
- Narrado por: Nina Wadia
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
After inheriting her mother’s fortune-telling business as a young woman, Imelda Burova has spent her life on the Brighton pier practicing her trade. She and her trusty pack of Tarot cards have seen the lovers and the liars, the angels and the devils, the dreamers and the fools. Now, after a lifetime of keeping other people’s secrets, Madam Burova is ready to have a little piece of life for herself. But she still has one last thing to do—to fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Trigger warning
- De Kristyn Rose en 01-30-23
De: Ruth Hogan
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The War Nurses: A Moving Wartime Romance Saga Full of Heart
- The War Nurses Series
- De: Lizzie Page
- Narrado por: Marian Hussey
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 73
You will love every moment of this absolutely brilliant wartime saga, perfect for fans of Diney Costeloe, Soraya M. Lane, and Nadine Dorries. As war takes its toll, the love and care of two brave young nurses become everything to the wounded soldiers they tend... 1914. Two plucky young nurses pledge to help the war effort: Mairi, a wholesome idealist hoping to leave behind her past and Elsie, a glamorous single mother with a weakness for handsome soldiers. Despite their differences, the pair become firm friends.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I really really wanted to like this book...
- De Teresa M. Thornborough en 09-26-19
De: Lizzie Page
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The Fall Risk
- A Short Story
- De: Abby Jimenez
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Connor Crais
- Duración: 1 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,731
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,697
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,697
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are not looking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person’s nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he’s fine with. Trust? Not so much.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More of a dramedy
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 03-03-25
De: Abby Jimenez
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Once Upon a Crime
- De: Brynn Kelly
- Narrado por: Chase Brown, Rebekkah Ross
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,128
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,128
Lana Fleming’s sister has vanished from the set of TV’s hottest show, and no one seems to care. Desperate for answers, Lana sneaks in as an extra, only to get stranded with Griffin Hart, an A-list action star with a reputation for good abs and bad decisions. Though Griffin didn’t expect to be cast as a librarian’s sidekick in a real-life thriller, he’s weirdly into it—and into her. Even more unsettling—she sees right through his playboy persona. But their meet-cute soon turns deadly when they uncover a Hollywood scandal for the ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never a dull moment
- De Christina Clark en 03-11-25
De: Brynn Kelly
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Verity
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129,710
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 114,687
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 114,554
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
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4 out of 5 stars
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intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- De Amazon Customer en 05-16-19
De: Colleen Hoover