In a Single Moment

By: Imogen Clark

Narrated by: Bronwen Price

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

From million-copy bestselling author Imogen Clark comes a story of two families, two babies and one maddeningly hot day that will change their lives forever.

It’s the hottest day of the 1976 heatwave and there’s not a breath of fresh air in the labour ward at Lincoln County Hospital. Michelle is having her fourth child, a girl, while beloved husband Dean is sipping a cold pint in the pub. Their little house is already bursting at the seams, but Michelle is sure they’ll find a way to stretch their budget and continue life as a blissfully chaotic happy family. They name their new baby Donna.

In the next bed, exhausted and wearing a perfectly impractical lace-trimmed white nightgown, Sylvie has just given birth to her first child at forty and wants to sleep, while her oblivious husband Jeremy hovers and suggests he sketch this ‘perfect moment’. The midwife thinks she’ll feel more like bonding with her baby when she’s had some rest, but Sylvie isn’t so sure. She and Jeremy call their daughter Leonora.

When the two little girls are taken to their respective homes, the date of their birth seems to be the only thing to connect them. But one day, years in the future, their paths will cross again when Michelle comes looking for Sylvie—because something happened that blistering hot day, something they both deserve answers to…

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Very real sounding. I bet there are so many more….

I like the truth and truth & true stories even if they’re based on someone else’s story….. and don’t think, that’s all I’m interested in it’s just one facet

Excellent Book

I liked the fascinating story of babies who may have been sent home to the wrong parents. I really enjoyed the characters. The narrator was excellent. I am a fan of this author’s books and this was worth my 5 stars

Engaging but Implausible.

This compelling "Was My Baby Swapped at the Hospital Nursery?" domestic drama profiles two mothers with daughters born on the same day in the same hospital.

Although one mother continually questions whether the baby she brought home from the hospital was her biological child, a DNA test is never performed. (Huh?)

The book was well-paced and character-driven.

Unlike "Playing Nice" by JP Delaney, this "Was My Baby Swapped at the Nursery?" book was void of sinister tones.

Although Brownwen Price did a superb job with the narration, the book would have benefited from two narrators since it was told from two POVs.

This is my first Imogen Clark book and I will definitely be reading more books by this talented author.

Very interesting story and I enjoyed it

I love this book, couldn’t put it down. Quick read it keeps you guessing. First read of this author and I plan on reading the rest of her books.

Clean entertainment

It’s was a good story. Not one for the history books but it was definitely worth the read

Simply FANTASTIC!

I found myself enthralled by this well-written, character-driven story from page one . . . I could not put it down.

Two women share a hospital room and deliver baby girls on the same day. Dean and Michelle name their daughter Donna while Jeremy and Sylvie call their daughter Leonora. Soon after leaving the hospital, Michelle begins to notice differences in Donna's looks and behaviors from her other children. Over the years, she grows increasingly convinced that she was sent home with the wrong baby.

There are stark differences between the two families - Donna grows up the youngest of four children in a blue collar home while Leonora is an only child of an upper middle class couple.

Over two decades later, Michelle is still unsure. Take a listen and find out the truth. Worth the credit. Narrator Bronwen Price is superb!

Another Fantastic Book!

I loved this book! The story unfolded beautifully. The characters were likable and the storyline kept you engaged. She never disappoints!

Meh - dragged on and on

It seemed to just drag on and on. The narrator was great. The story just seemed so whiny at times. Like come on with it already. It wasn’t as twisty and turny since the main idea was the only main idea and you knew the whole time.

The bond of Family.

Loved it! It was a heart tugging story. I hope to read more by this author.

Great story about family bonds.

This story reminds that blood is not the only thing tying a family together.
The people who there for you in good or bad times and vise versa is what a family makes.
Loving a person because of who they are not because they were born into your family ties you together.
This story reflects that.