The Observer

An abandoned baby, a country lane, and a story that spirals out of control. Our cover story this weekend is the tale of a baby girl abandoned in a country lane, who haunted Lucy Greenwell when she was a child. In this extract from the new Observer podcast 'Foundling' with @katiegunning2, she tells what happened when decades later the two of them searched for answers together. observer.co.uk/news/national/…

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