Free Audiobook : The Midwife of Berlin, by Anna Stuart

In the shadow of a divided Berlin in 1961, Ester Pasternak carries the weight of a past that refuses to fade. A midwife who survived the horrors of Auschwitz, she’s haunted by the memory of her newborn daughter, Pippa, torn from her arms in the camp. Now, with the city splitting into East and West, Ester’s quiet life is upended as she clings to a fragile hope of finding her lost child amidst the chaos of a world still healing from war.

Kirsten, a spirited teenager raised in West Berlin, knows Ester as more than just a midwife; she’s the woman who became her family. Across the city, Olivia, a talented javelin thrower in the East, dreams of Olympic glory under a regime that promises much but delivers little. Their lives, unknowingly tangled by a shared history, begin to unravel as the Berlin Wall rises, forcing each to confront secrets that could either unite them or tear them apart forever.

Anna Stuart’s "The Midwife of Berlin" is a gripping tale of resilience and longing, narrated with heart by Sophie Aldred. Set against the stark backdrop of the Cold War, this audiobook weaves together the raw emotion of a mother’s search with the restless energy of youth caught in a fractured city. It’s a story that lingers, pulling you into a journey of love, loss, and the unbreakable ties that defy even the darkest times.