This is the story of a mum who is suffering from postnatal depression.
This book is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I had tears streaming down my face at various points.

I very much enjoyed this book. It has a good story and excellent main characters. I would definately recommend this book.

I was given a copy of The Stolen Child by Jennie Felton in exchange for an honest review. The story is based around several characters. When Stella is taken to the asylum suffering from post natal depression Grace her sister moves in to look after the other children. Footie looks after the children in the nursery of the asylum and Rose is sent to the asylum after falling pregnant by her employer. I liked all the characters and enjoyed the book. I did feel towards the end it was a bit rushed and too much happened to create a 'happily ever after.' Other than that a great story.

Really enjoyed this book thank you. Vibrant, believable, characters and an absorbing plot. I will ensure I look out for this author in the future!

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a heartwarming and heartbreaking book about Stella - a mother of 4 children who is suffering from perpetual fever which we now call postnatal depression. In the old days mothers like Stella were admitted to mental institutions for treatment and this is what happens to Stella. A number of unfortunate events occur after this and Stella is getting better but then rejects the baby again and says it is not hers.
You really have to read this book and find out what happens. I couldnt put it down.

A fantastic book ,fantastic storyline and characters,its about a young woman struggling with child birth these days its known has post natal depression, it makes you wonder how women struggled in those days .

A mother struggles after the birth of her new born baby. Today it's called post natal depression. Years ago women were put into mental institutions like Catcombe. The treatment she received there was working, she was getting better, until a nurse in the nursery swapped her baby for another one. A mother knows her own child, but no one believed her, except for another young nurse.

This is a heartbreaking story to read. What these women had to endure was terrible. It's well written and totally believable. I do recommend this book.

Set early in the 20th century the story is told of the struggle of everyday life for a working class family and the power of the.Lord of the Manor. At this time mental health problems usually resulted in the unfortunate person being committed to the asylum but enlightened people were starting to try to change things.
I enjoyed the authors style of writing and the story flowed well. It is easy reading but none the less enjoyable !

The Stolen Child, The most heartwrenching and heartwarming saga you'll read this year, Jennie Felton

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: General fiction (adult)

My first Jennie Felton read, and I really enjoyed her writing style.

I like historical reads and this is set in the early 1900's, tough times when Class was definitely alive and kicking in the UK.
Stella had just had baby number four, a difficult birth and he just won't sleep. And then Tom discovers her holding a broken pot shard, and having a breakdown. Nowadays we class it as post natal depression, back then it wasn't recognised. It wasn't helped by poor Stella being desperately tired, having to look after three young children, do all the washing, clean the house, cook the meals, and she's snapped. I so felt for Stella, she adores her family, would never do anything to hurt them but she's just had too much piled on and ends up in a local asylum with baby Will.
Tom needs someone to look after the children while he's at work and Stella's widowed older sister comes to stay. Of course there's the issue of their shared past, where they dated until Tom strayed and Grace gave him the elbow. But those feelings....are they still there? And if so they have to be repressed, nothing can come of them but it does make life fragile at times.
The asylum was interesting, looking at how folk were treated then, even when it was run by a progressive doctor who's stopped many of the horrific treatments. Both staff and inmates were interesting, especially seeing poor Rose, incarcerated as an unmarried mother simply to save the wealthy family who employed her from and possible scandal. A few favours and some words on paper and their she is, put of sight with plans for her baby to be adopted and for her to be moved away. Her family can't complain, they'd lose their jobs and their tied cottage home and so we see just how easily those higher up the class tree dealt with people and problems.
It was an enjoyable read, great characters, both good and bad, which keeps a story interesting, and it showed so well just how tough life was then for the lower classes, those folk who really had little choice in their lives due to circumstances and the way things worked.
I did feel the later events kind of stretched credulity, and were a little convenient to bring about events, and put things right, but it was still a fun read.

Stars: four, apart from those later events which I felt were a little far fetched to believe it was an interesting read, very true to how life was back then. I'd certainly read more from Jenny, this being my first of her novels.
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