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A Mother's Sacrifice

AuthorKitty Neale

NarratorAnnie Aldington

Duration9h 41m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Family Sagas

PublisherHarper Collins

VersionUnabridged

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Glenda Jenkins has been beaten by her husband Harry one too many times - and this time he's put her in a hospital bed. Battered and bruised, Glenda slowly makes her recovery. But she fears what awaits her back at home.When Glenda meets kind hospital porter Frank, he offers her a lifeline she can't refuse. The pair decide to run away together, escaping the terror of Harry. But, fearing for her life, Glenda has to make the biggest sacrifice of all and leave her baby, Johnnie, behind. Safe on the Kent coast, Glenda finally has the life she dreamed of. But without Johnnie, she's a broken woman. Will she ever see her baby again? And will she ever be able to escape the fearsome shadow of Harry after all? THIS BOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND STREAM.

***EXTRA CONTENT***

Listen to episode 8 of our podcast to hear our chat with narrator Annie Aldington! https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/the-listening-books-podcast/series-4

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