Publication Date: September 28, 2026
On a hot and dusty Parisian street, two brave women risk everything for a tiny, dark-haired baby…
Paris, 1942. Hustled along by cold-eyed soldiers, a mother is making a heartbreaking choice. As she is loaded onto a yellow bus, Irene knows that if she keeps her baby daughter with her, she will not survive what lies ahead. Her eyes meet Sadie’s, a total stranger, but whose face is kind.
The bus disappears. Sadie is left holding the baby in her arms, determined to give this little girl a chance at life. But she lives and works at The Blue House, surrounded by German officers. A dangerous place to hide a Jewish child…
Paris, 2024. On her eightieth birthday, searching for answers, Ellen travels from London to Paris. She arrives at the tall building she last saw as a little girl, determined to discover the story of the women who sacrificed everything so that she could live. But a dusty little book written by the woman who found her as a baby shatters everything she knew about who she was. Are some wartime secrets best left buried?
A completely haunting and heartbreaking read about the bravest of all mothers and the terrible sacrifices made as the streets of Paris crawled with enemy soldiers. Fans of The Nightingale, The Midwife of Auschwitz and The Alice Network will be swept away by The Baby in her Arms.
With the Germans occupying France and targeting Jews, one mother’s sacrifice leads to a life-altering experience.
Author Suzanne Goldring delivers a heartfelt story of love and loss in The Baby in Her Arms. Told in alternating timelines, the events of 1942 provide a foundation as a Jewish baby is found by a French prostitute.
Fast forward to 2024, and Ellen travels to Paris with her granddaughter seeking information about her history connected to postwar Paris. Their relationship is tender and loving as Fleur tries to help find answers—much different than Ellen’s too-busy daughter, Amanda.
The dual timeline provides an excellent contrast between the struggles to care for young Hélène during a precarious time and Ellen’s quest. All the pieces eventually fall into place, providing a satisfying conclusion.
The Baby in Her Arms tells a story of maternal sacrifice amid World War II.
Following an eventful career as a public relations consultant, specialising in business and travel, Suzanne Goldring turned to writing the kind of novels she likes to read, about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Whether she is working in her thatched cottage in Hampshire or her seaside home in North Cornwall, Suzanne finds inspiration in the secrets hidden by everyday life.
