. When seventeen-year-old Laura Sims realises she's pregnant, her boyfriend Pete says they will look after and love their baby together; but Laura's mother turns on them in fury. Wrenched from her home and the boy she loves, Laura is thrown into a . With no access to the outside world and treated harshly, Laura fights to keep her child safe and to find a way to escape the nightmare... . Despite the anguish of losing their firstborn, Laura and Pete have been happily married for fifty years. But they've never given up on their lost child. And when Laura uncovers a tattered old diary from someone who worked at the home where she last saw her child, her heart breaks in two: . Such cruel actions give Laura and Pete a tiny sliver of hope. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ' ... You will need ... I just ... Brought as I read... Just ... .' NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'My ... Gripping... A powerful and moving story that I ... A must-read.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I love this book so much... were shed whilst reading this ... Oh my days I'm so into this... Fantastic.' what a book!!... Loads of - it is absolutely a book until you finish it, for that reason I can't recommend it highly enough.' Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Oh what a corker... though, okay?... Literally , filled my ... Truly spell-binding, humble, and utterly poignant... Historical fiction at its finest.'