The Lost Child

By: Kathleen McGurl

Narrated by: Rose Robinson

A sweeping dual-timeline novel from the bestselling author of The Girl from Bletchley Park.

All she wanted was a child of her own…

1912. As the steamship Carpathia takes the survivors of the Titanic to New York, Lucy desperately searches the decks for her baby, thrust into the arms of another woman as a lifeboat left, and now nowhere to be found. Madeleine is helping her journalist husband to interview the survivors, and when she meets Lucy, she promises she will do anything she can to help her find her lost child.

2022. When archivist Jackie finds a notebook containing the stories of women saved by the Carpathia amongst an auction lot, she learns the story of the missing baby. Desperate to start a family of her own, she feels compelled to dig further. And her search will lead her to a century-old mystery…

Inspired by true events, bestselling author Kathleen McGurl weaves history and fiction together in this captivating, deeply moving story.

Readers LOVE The Lost Child!

'Such a great story… it blends the two eras so well' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A story that will haunt you, in a good way!, long after you have finished the last page' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A fantastic, heart wrenching novel' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A must read' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This compelling read was hard to put down' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Made my heart smile' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Well-researched and fast-paced… I thoroughly enjoyed it' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Critic reviews

Readers LOVE Kathleen McGurl!

‘I LOVED this book!… I was totally engrossed… I'd highly recommend it!’ NetGalley reviewer

‘An absolute page turner, it had me gripped and in its spell… From the first page I was absolutely hooked on this book.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘A brilliant book.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘An inspiring coming-of-age story, combined with a fascinating history lesson… Five stars from me.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘Outstanding… I loved this from start to finish.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘Riveting… I loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘Beautifully written… A fabulous read with a teary ending.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘What a great novel!’ NetGalley reviewer

It must be me

I found the narrator to have the perfect voice for this book. However, when recording the audio, I can hear her click the start/stop button quite often in the background. So much that it’s distracting to me. Wish there was a way for clean that up.

This is a new author for me. Her writing skills are interesting and appealing. The narrator does a great job.

I love any story of the Titanic. It's interesting to see how different authors find tales to tell about things that happened on the fateful night it sank. Very good story! It's a tragedy that this world will never forget. I've always been drawn to the true story of the Titanic. The story of the great flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is another place that's touched my heart. I wish someone would write some tales about that tragedy. More people died there than in the sinking of Titanic. The city has a big museum downtown that is worth seeing. What a horrible true event where the rich and famous played and never cared about what catastrophe would happen one rainy night!