Good and Satisfying

It was good and a satisfying listen👍.
I liked it a lot.
Would recommend.

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Interesting

This 1960’s set tale follows fourteen year old Laura Peterson, who, is living an ordinary life with friends and crushes, like a regular teenager .

However, she turns her life upside down as without realising it, has made a baby and is pregnant. She consequently moves to Heathcote House, where she follows the guidelines set to grow a happy baby.

Laura meets friends and enemies at her time there. But she is worried that she will be forced to put her baby up for adoption, as many of her friends, though first refusing too, have had to give her babies away.

(I won’t spoil the rest for you all!!)



This book is not perhaps for the original target readers of Wilson (ten to twelve year olds) but rather targeted at an older, more mature audience. It completed its mission successfully. The story itself was sensitive and brilliant, though I thought the ending was slightly abrupt - resulting in me marking it down a star- but the narration was flawless and wonderful. Usually it takes me a few hours to like the narrators voice but I liked Tamla Karl’s immediately and immensely.

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Very very good.

I loved this book though i would not recomend this for a child under 10. Very very lovely and touching and sad.

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Absolutely beautiful🫶

This book is absolutely Beautiful heartbreaking loving an amazing story I suggest this for 11 or 12’s and above it’s a great story and I enjoyed it very much it shows feelings and emotions and help somethings just happen Laura is really nice and kind and her friends too sad is definitely a tear to my eye but I love it so much I’ve had this over 20 times now and it’s just really good saying the time 12 I suggest it and it’s really good so have fun Lisa🧇🧇🧇🫶🫶🫶🫶💎💎💎❤️❤️❤️🎀🎀🎀🍭🍭🍭🍄🍄🍄🍦🍦🍦🦋🦋🦋🐈🐈🐈🌸🌸🌸🌸😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘have fun and thank you bbbbbbyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeee I love 🧋❤️ 🍄🫶🦋🫶🍦🫶🌸🫶🍭🫶🎀🫶💎🫶🧇🫶🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋🧋

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Brilliant from beginning to end

An incredible insight to mother and childrens homes in the 60’s, beautifully written and had me hanging on the edge of my seat as the story unraveled

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Absolutely beautiful

As a 90s child I grew up reading Jaqueline Wilson’s books I’m now 32 I was excited to find this aimed more towards older readers after having previously re read some of her other books for older readers this book just blew all of the others out the water it’s an absolute masterpiece the story gets you hooked right from the first chapter the story is told beautifully at times you felt right there in 1959 with the characters the end of the book had my weeping 100% recommend this brilliant read.

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A moving book for an mature young person

A beautifully moving, heartbreaking and educational book that I would say is definitely for older children, if not teenagers. I wouldn’t recommend this book for anyone below the age of 12, depending on their maturity level, as the book explores some more adult content and anyone below the age of 12 may not understand some of the things that are implied in the story. I am 28 but really enjoyed the story.

It was eye opening to learn of what it would have been like to be a pregnant teenager or single woman in the 60’s. I found myself becoming upset and angry about how Laura had been treated throughout the story, especially as it was clear that she had no idea what was being done to her and did not consent to what lead to her pregnancy. I felt it highlighted the injustices of the time and the lack of education given to young girls and probably young boys too.
I found Laura as a character a little bit annoying at times because of how naive she is, but as I mentioned earlier, the lack of education around sex and relationships of that time was 100% the reason for this and again, highlighted the social issues of the time.

The narration was excellent and I felt that the personality of Laura and the other personalities in the story really came to life.
Overall, the story was great. I initially purchased the book thinking it would be an easy listen and something I wouldn’t have to pay attention to but it’s definitely a book that grips you straight away, although it takes some time to get to the main story.

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Left a review before but so much more to add

So interesting to hear about how uneducated the children back in the 60s were about what they considered inappropriate topics but children get so well educated on now.

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a fantastic read

I am a 35 year old woman and I loved this book. it is so beautifully written. wonderfully emotive and descriptive..it is a fantastic read.

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Lovely read

I really enjoyed this book. It gives great insight into what it must have been like to be a teenage mum.

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