NO CHILD OF MINE

By Susan Lewis

Synopsis

Alex Lake’s job is all about helping children. When the case of three-year-old Ottilie Wade comes to her attention, Alex feels an overpowering need to make a real difference in her life, but no one believes that Ottilie is in danger. In the end, Alex makes a decision that has consequences that no one, least of all Alex, could have foreseen.

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Narrator	Julia Franklin
Length	17hrs
Catalogue No.	12286
Publisher	Isis Audio Books; 2012

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