The Girl with No Name

Written by Diney Costeloe

Narrated by Anna Bentinck

Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind.

Lonely and homesick, she is adopted by a childless couple. But when the Blitz blows her new home apart, she wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who she is or where she came from. The authorities give her a new name and dispatch her to a children's home.

With the war raging around her, what will become of Lisa now?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media Audio
• Release date: Apr 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781974901494

Diney Costeloe

Diney Costeloe is the author of twenty-three novels, several short stories, and many articles and poems. She has three children and seven grandchildren, so when she isn't writing, she's busy with family. She and her husband divide their time between Somerset and West Cork. Find Diney online at dineycosteloe.co.uk, or on Twitter @Dineycost

Reviews for The Girl with No Name

[janarose1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

With the threat of war looming , Lisa is put on the kinder transport and sent to London. Unable to speak English, she is placed with a lovely couple, Naomi and Mike. Slowly she grows to love them, and begins settling into life in London. During the blitz, she is injured, and wakes up with amnesia. With only a photograph of her family, and no idea who she is, she is sent to a group home for displaced children, and then placed in the countryside.This was a well written and engaging book. All of the characters were well developed, likeable, and interesting. I thought it was particularly neat to read about a kinder transport child. I look forward to reading more from this author.

[welsh_eileen2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very atmospheric, descriptive story of life in England during the second world war and a 14 year old girl, Lisa, who comes over on the Kinder Transport alone.She is adopted by a childless couple, but one day whilst visiting friends the house is bombed and Lisa is found injured and taken to hospital.They find she has lost her memory and so Lisa is sent to an orphanage.This is a sometimes harrowing, but uplifting story and one that kept me interest to the end.I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Head of Zeus via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

[sarahcastroatc · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A young girl in Germany loses her memory during an air raid. Being placed in a home for children until she is moved in with a new foster mother. As her memory slowly returns she starts rembering people and places from her past. The author does a great job showing us what life in Germany and England may have been like for many different people. Through their connection with the main character as the common thread.

[beckyhaase · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

THE GIRL WITH NO NAME by Diney CosteloeAlthough this book was too long (486 pages), the tale of a Jewish girl sent to England during the Kinder Transport of WWII who loses her memory because of injuries received during the Blitz and spends many months as a “lost child,” is interesting for its portrayal of life in England during the war. Charlotte spends time in London and in a rural area of England. The differences in quality of life are astounding. The Blitz was terrifying. Life in the rural areas was more peaceful, but many hardships were endured.The side tale of Harry is extraneous and interrupts Charlotte’s more interesting plot. If you are interested in British life you will like this book. If you like fast moving plots, skip this one. 3 of 5 stars