The Second Child
Caroline Bond
May 2018 · Bolinda · Narrated by Antonia Beamish
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Why do you love your child? Is it because they're a straight A student, a talented footballer? Or is it simply because they're yours? Sarah and Phil love both their children, James and Lauren. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their perfect baby daughter has been born with a flaw; a tiny, but life-changing glitch that is destined to shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably. Over time the family adapt and even thrive. Then one day a blood test casts doubt on the very basis of their family. Lauren is not Phil's child. Suddenly, their precious family is on the brink of destruction. But the truth they face is far more complex and challenging than simple infidelity. It tests their capacity to love, each other and their children, and it raises the question of what makes – and what breaks – a family.
Why do you love your child? Is it because they're a straight A student, a talented footballer? Or is it simply because they're yours? Sarah and Phil love both their children, James and Lauren. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when ...
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Caroline Bond was born in Scarborough and studied English at Oxford University before working as a market researcher for 25 years. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University, and lives in Leeds with her husband and three children.
Antonia Beamish is a London actor and voice artist. She travelled extensively with Circus Archaos before becoming the Spencer Tracy Scholar at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC. Highlights of her narration career so far have been recording Angela Carter’s review of The Water Margin, The Philosophy of Sarah Bakewell and more recently the life of Zandra Rhodes. Antonia is a prolific narrator and has recorded over 250 audiobooks.
Caroline Bond was born in Scarborough and studied English at Oxford University before working as a market researcher for 25 years. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University, and lives in Leeds with her husband and three children.
Antonia Beamish is a London actor and voice a...
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