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What an amazing story. I had never read anything about these "orphanages." Wingate weaves a wonderful tale about family, love and resilience.
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At first I struggled to engage with the book. I think it was the printing in the paperback was so close together. Finding out that it was based on some true historical events made me want to dig into the book. I slowly engaged with the book but once that occurred the rest was very compelling. I liked the story of the orphanage and the voice of the orphans more than I did the rich, privileged lawyer daughter's voice.
Set in the US, historically the book starts out in the thirties and tells a depl ...more
Set in the US, historically the book starts out in the thirties and tells a depl ...more
Jan 16, 2018
Vickie
marked it as to-read
Jan 18, 2019
Haana Vander Vorst
marked it as to-read
