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  • The Ration Book Baby

  • A Village at War
  • By: Ellie Curzon
  • Narrated by: Polly Edsell
  • Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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The Ration Book Baby

By: Ellie Curzon
Narrated by: Polly Edsell
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Summary

England, 1940. Opening the box with trembling hands, she couldn’t believe it–a tiny baby lay inside. She gently lifted the newborn as it started to cry. Cradling the little one to her chest, she searched the darkness for any sign of whoever left it here. And as she rocked the child, something fluttered to the ground...a ration book.

Nurse Annie Russell anxiously listens to the terrifying sounds of planes and gunfire overhead, worried about what the morning will bring for the patients in her care. The boys from the local airfield fly up in the skies each night, risking their lives to protect the people of Bramble Heath village, but they can’t stop every bombshell. Until a knock at the door makes her jump.

Awaiting Annie on the doorstep is a hatbox. Peeking under the lid, she gasps–inside is a whimpering newborn, round cheeks glistening with tears. The poor little thing may be all alone, but someone must truly love the baby.... Tucked into a hand-knitted blanket, there’s a precious ration book, vital for food supplies in these darkest of days.

Her heart breaking, Annie does everything she can to care for her tiny charge. But, without a ration book, she knows that the frightened young mother could also be in dire need of help too. Then social services bring devastating news. If Annie can’t find the helpless child’s family soon, the authorities will have to take the little one away.

As the Nazi threat grows, more and more of the brave pilots at the local airbase don’t come home. Is one of the fallen the child’s father? And with her only clue leading nowhere, can Annie find the answers she needs and reunite the innocent baby with its parents before it is too late?

A totally emotional historical novel that will have you listening late into the night. Perfect for fans of Diney Costeloe, Martha Hall Kelly, and Before We Were Yours.

©2023 Ellie Curzon (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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My first audio book

I have no previous experience to compare but this was a good story evocative of the era and I listened to the end. Found the narration strange in places

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Good content

Shame the reading is a bit stilted. Interesting content and matched to the 2w history

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Ration book baby

Was slow then sped up slow again nothing to keep entranced. Narration like robotic sorry

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