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The German Messenger

By: M.J. Hollows
Narrated by: Lizzie Hopley
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Liverpool, 1940. “Where’s George?” Ruth didn’t realise that she had grabbed hold of the other woman’s arms. “Where’s my son?”

Journalist Ruth Holt is struggling in the terror of the Blitz when her young son is suddenly snatched away in broad daylight. Soon after, the kidnappers’ demands arrive. They are working with the Nazis, and she has no choice but to co-operate, or the authorities will learn that she is harbouring secrets of her own.

Ruth’s job gives her access to critical information, and if she does not share it with Britain’s enemies, her child will face the consequences. Desperate, she falsifies information, lying to everyone: her employers, her family and her lover. But as the demands increase, the knife edge she walks on grows increasingly thin. If she falls, she will never save her son.

 20th Century Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance War & Military Military War

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I listened to the whole story in two days because I didn't want to stop listening! A very enjoyable and well written story, I'd definitely recommend it

A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging story

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Narration was good to be honest and the story was slightly different but it just lacked any substance The characters where bland

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