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The Angels of Lovely Lane
The Lovely Lane Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Nadine Dorries
- Narrator
- Anna Cordell
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 November 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
It is 1953 and five very different girls are arriving at the nurses' home in Lovely Lane, Liverpool, to start their training at St Angelus Hospital.
Dana has escaped from her family farm on the west coast of Ireland. Victoria is running away from a debt-ridden aristocratic background. Beth is an army brat and throws her lot in with bitchy Celia Forsyth. And Pammy has come from quite the wrong side of the tracks in Liverpool.
The world in which they now find themselves is complicated and hierarchical, with rules that must be obeyed. Everyone has their place at St Angelus and woe betide anyone who strays from it.
But when an unknown girl is admitted, after a botched late abortion in a backstreet kitchen, a tragedy begins to unfold which will rock the world of St Angelus to its foundations.
Can't wait for the next one? THE CHILDREN OF LOVELY LANE is out now!
What people are saying about THE ANGELS OF LOVELY LANE:
'Nadine Dorries's writing is sparkling and vibrant, her books are a joy to read'
'The book was like a dream – difficult to put down'
'You feel as if you know the characters personally!'
'Enthralling read, can't wait to read more
Critics Review
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As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable
Sunday Express
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The characters are engaging... and the theme of the novel powerful'
The Times
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A riveting tale packed full of history, love and deceit
OK! Magazine
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Captivating, phenomenal and touching
23 Review Street
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A multi-layered book [with] gorgeous sentences and sensational plotlines
With Love for Books
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It was a time when desperate women sought back-street abortions and bigoted attitudes were rife, and the book addresses some of the beliefs thatt they struggled with, both in their own lives and those of their patients and colleague
Woman Alive
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Details
- Author
- Nadine Dorries
- Narrator
- Anna Cordell
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Release Date
- 26 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035925728
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable' Sunday Express. It is 1953 and five very different girls are arriving at the nurses' home in Lovely Lane, Liverpool, to start their training at St Angelus Hospital. Dana has escaped from her family farm on the west coast of Ireland. Victoria is running away from a debt-ridden aristocratic background. Beth is an army brat and throws her lot in with bitchy Celia Forsyth. And Pammy has come from quite the wrong side of the tracks in Liverpool. The world in which they now find themselves is complicated and hierarchical, with rules that must be obeyed. Everyone has their place at St Angelus and woe betide anyone who strays from it. But when an unknown girl is admitted, after a botched late abortion in a backstreet kitchen, a tragedy begins to unfold which will rock the world of St Angelus to its foundations. Can't wait for the next one? THE CHILDREN OF LOVELY LANE is out now! What people are saying about THE ANGELS OF LOVELY LANE: 'Nadine Dorries's writing is sparkling and vibrant, her books are a joy to read' 'The book was like a dream – difficult to put down' 'You feel as if you know the characters personally!' 'Enthralling read, can't wait to read more
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