The Baby Left Behind

De: Jen Craven

Narrado por: Jennifer Woodward, Charlotte Parry

"Take him. Please forgive me."

Cate grips the note with trembling hands, looking down at the delicate bundle on her doorstep. As she reaches down to the baby, she knows she has finally got everything she’s ever wished for. But is he hers to take?

Cate tries not to cry as she closes the door on the nursery room once again. All she has ever wanted is to be a mother. Cursed with a medical condition that means she is unable to have children, her only option is to wait for a call from the adoption center. But that call feels like a lifetime away.

Then, she hears a faint cry from outside her house. She’s convinced she’s imagining it, that the grief is starting to overwhelm her. But when she opens her door and looks down, her heart swells. By her feet is the most perfect baby curled up in a soft blanket.

As the newborn’s eyes light up, Cate feels instant love for him. She knows she can’t just accept a stranger’s baby–she has to call the police. But as she picks him up, it all finally feels right. This is where the baby belongs.

But when her darling baby is rushed into hospital, Cate knows that in order to save his life, she needs to expose the lie she has been so desperate to hide. Can Cate discover who the child’s real mother is? And if so, will she be able to make the hardest decision of her life to protect the child?

An emotional story about family, secrets, and what makes a good parent. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, and Kate Hewitt.

©2023 Jen Craven (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Interesting and unexpected

It was certainly an interesting “read”/ listen and immediately drew me in. The two things that made my review less than stellar are the narration and the too-neatly wrapped epilogue.