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The Girl with the Suitcase

By: Lesley Pearse
Narrated by: Candida Gubbins
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London, 1941

When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn’t be more different. Elizbeth is beautiful and charming, about to set off on a dazzling adventure to Ireland where she’s inherited a grand house. Mary, shy and meek, has nothing to look forward to but the dreary life of a maid in Hampstead.

But when an air raid forces them to take shelter underground Mary’s life is suddenly changed forever. After waking up in hospital, injured but alive, the nurse mistakes her for Elizabeth and hands over her suitcase with Elizabeth’s money and tickets to Ireland inside.

This is Mary’s chance to escape the hardship of her life and start afresh.

Will she take it and what could go wrong?

© Lesley Pearse 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 20th Century Crime Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Women's Fiction Emotionally Gripping

Critic Reviews

Captivating
PRAISE FOR LESLEY PEARSE:
Storytelling at its very best
Gripping and suspenseful
A twisting and intense read
All stars
Most relevant
I’ve read most of Lesley’s books and felt this one didn’t have that same emotional grip over me. I felt she played it safe. Usually within her stories there are multiple twists and turns but this I found predictable. I’m not sure about the narrator either. At one point she used the wrong name. But felt her emotion in points of sadness almost felt forced and too ‘acted’

The girl with the Suitcase

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the voice of the narrator and clearness of the speech.
the story itself was addictive.

The realness of the story

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Didn’t warm to the main character. The voice/accent made her seem whingy at times. Shame really as the plot was okay.

Storyline was wishywashy

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