What Was Rescued, Jane Bailey
What Was Rescued, Jane Bailey
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What Was Rescued

Author: Jane Bailey

Narrator: Napoleon Ryan, Heather Wilds

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/01/2017

Synopsis

An RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award nominee.In the autumn of 1940, four children meet on a train. Behind them is London, under heavy aerial attack; ahead of them is a ship bound for the safe shores of Canada. Arthur has promised his mother not to let his little brother, Philip, out of his sight. Pippa and Dora are on their own: polar opposites, brought together by the adventure of a lifetime. But disaster strikes mid-Atlantic, and in the chaos one of the children makes a choice that will determine the course of their lives forever.As the years pass and the survivors become adults—forging their futures and falling in love—they are still haunted by the events of that night at sea. It’s not just what was lost that darkens their lives: what was rescued casts a long shadow, too. One of them has a terrible secret that they thought sank with the ship. But a secret is just a truth waiting to be revealed, and this secret could shatter everything.

About Jane Bailey

Jane Bailey is the author of five novels and a book of comic verse. Her first novel was shortlisted for the Dillons Prize. She is writer-in-residence for Cheltenham Festivals First Story, which promotes creative writing in schools serving low-income communities. Jane lives in Gloucestershire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzie

I wanted to like this, it tried so hard! But every character was one-dimensional; barely more than a stereotype, and the ending exceptionally contrived.......more

Goodreads review by Lynda

This was my choice for the Amazon Kindle First purchase this month and I picked a good one for sure. I really enjoyed it, though at times I wanted to slap some of the cast silly, especially Arthur ! I was not a fan of young Pippa, either. I found it quite intriguing because you didn't really need to......more

Goodreads review by Dawn

I got this as my Kindle First selection, and was not disappointed. Jane Bailey is a new author for me. I did not know of the evacuation of children by sea to remove them from harm during WWII, so, from that standpoint, the story was intriguing and quite interesting. Characters were well rounded, but......more

Goodreads review by Kellie

This book was just ok. It started out strong, but then it got repetitive and a bit laborious to read. Then it would pick up again, then dive back into being repetitive and boring. I started looking to see how much more of it I had to finish. The author must have felt the same way, because then it ju......more

Quotes

“A wonderful novel: beautifully written and a real page-turner.” —Katie Fforde, bestselling author “From its tragic opening, based on true wartime events, Jane Bailey has woven a vivid emotional tale of terrible loss and thwarted love.” —Kate Riordan, author of The Girl in the Photograph and The Shadow Hour “A cat’s cradle of a read, where truth and lies, love and deception twist and interweave. It is about cause and effect; of how seeds, planted in childhood trauma, branch out unexpectedly in adulthood as Bailey’s characters try to differentiate between love and desire, jealousy and betrayal.” —Jamila Gavin, Whitbread Book Award winner and Royal Society of Literature Fellow

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