This is the second book in the series although it can be read a a stand alone. Set during work war 2 it follows the stories of Merielle recruited by special forces and sent to France and Amelie training to be a nurse. A lovely book, well written.

The characters feel so real and the story of the sisters tugged on some heartstrings. The atmosphere feels alive making you feel like you are there in the middle of the story with the characters.

A wonderful second book from Pam Weaver. I loved the Runaway Orphans. The Lost Orphan also is equally well-crafted and makes for a great read. Very emotional and evocative.

A wonderful wartime story. Very well written! You'll be attached to these sisters from the very first page as you fight with them to find each other.

Set mainly in the UK town of Worthing during WWII, The Lost Orphan is the story of two sisters, Amélie and Mireille, who have been separated from and lost contact with their youngest sister Linnet. While the search for Linnet is a central theme to this book, the story focuses more on the wartime experiences of Amélie, a nurse, and Mireille, who is in the WAAF and subsequently becomes an operative in France. As the war progresses and the search for Linnet continues to be fruitless, these two girls face love and loss, overcome naïve expectations and demonstrate remarkable determination and bravery. This is a moving and, at times, emotional read. With several sub-plots driving then story, there is plenty to keep readers interested and I thoroughly enjoyed this moving book.

Amelie and Mireille are sisters that have joined the fight against Hitler. While I didn't realize it was a sequel, I enjoyed reading this book. Amelie becomes a nurse and Mirielle is a member of WAAF. Their younger sister, Linnet, is missing and presumed to have been sent away overseas. I really liked the way the story was told and you get to see the war from different perspectives. The only thing I would change would be to slow down the ending - I wanted to know more about how the girls end up. Maybe that means there is another book in the works?

I loved this story. I had not realised when I picked it up that it was a sequel to a previous book, The Runaway Orphans. However, I quickly realised that the book I’d begun reading was the next instalment. Once again Pam Weaver engages the readers interest by the details she gives us about the characters. You immediately get the feeling that you too know these people intimately.
As with its prequel, Pam creates a story of good triumphing over evil, although this time we are kept waiting before we know for sure who the bad guy is. I also, loved the way that the two sisters characters are developed and how each show get courage and strength.
My hope is that there are plans for a third in the series where we learn more about the third sister, Linnet and what she has been upto in the life her step-father gave her.
Once you open this book, like the first, you can’t put it down until you have finished it. Thank you Pam Weaver for bringing this book to life, to Avon for publishing and for net galley offering the opportunity to read it. These views are all my own and I have freely given them.

I absolutely loved the first book so I was really looking forward to reading this and I quite literally could not put it down!
My heart was in my mouth, both with Mireille in France, and Amelie and her vile partner back home.
I really loved all of the characters in this story. I was so caught up in all the emotion and sobbed at the end.
Not my normal type of book but I was absolutely immersed in the lives of the characters and felt all of the emotion.

It's brilliant. It is well written, with a good plot and the characters are credible with plenty of twists and turns and a storyline that kept me turning the pages.

This is a brilliant sequel to The Runaway Orphans. It did take a few chapters for me to remember the first book and I really think I'll go back and read it again.
Mireille and Amelie are looking for their sister Linnett but their step father has sent her away saying she is an orphan. It's wartime and so hard to get information from the government so the two sisters have to get on with life.
Amelie is training to be a nurse and Mireille volunteers for special work in France.
This books is, like the first one full of twists and turns. I felt so anxious when Mireille was in France and at the same time just as anxious for Amelie who was in danger back home.
We hear about life within the family who took the girls in when they runaways and all the things happening in their lives too.
A really good read and you never did know just what was going to happen. My only criticism is that it felt a bit rushed and tied up with a bow at the end but I'm still hoping there might be a third book as I didn't want to leave them all there.
Now I have a book hangover and don't know what to follow this with.

I always enjoy reading books by this author and this was just what I would expect. A lovely story and once started you won't want to leave it alone.
I have been reading quite a few war books lately and this was a very moving story of two sisters trying to do their best in a difficult period of their lives.

The next part to of the Runaway Orphans and as wonderful and beautiful as the first one. I would recommend reading the first one to get a better understanding of the characters and the dynamics of their relationship and more so, so that you do not miss on a good book.
We have two of the sisters, Mireille, who joins the dangerous work of the SOE, while Amelie trains as a nurse. Neither sister's path is easy in this time of fear and scarcity, but friendship, family loyalty, and romance persist, despite the heightened emotions. Through it all, the mystery of the missing third Brennan sister haunts them. The last few chapters of the book definitely seems to be rushed and it would have been better to expand on it or keep it for the next one.

Overall a good book and recommended to all.
My thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of the book for my unbiased review.

Two sisters in the time of World War II decide to fight Hitler on their own terms, never forgetting the other sister they lost, Linnett. Well developed characters in well written historical fiction.

Sweet ww2 historical

I enjoyed The Lost Orphan and read it in a day! It is a sequel to The Runaway Orphans and, although I have not read the previous book, I found myself wishing I had, which I will remedy asap. The characters are brave sisters with a troubled past who are doing their 'bit' in the British war effort. The author has a wonderful sense of plot and place and the story moves right along. The end leaves space for a third sequel, and I look forward to seeing where the story goes!

Thank you to the publisher who lent me a time limited e-arc via netgalley with no obligation. This review is optional and my own opinion.

Amelie and Mireille are young women who had been living with Norah and Jim Kirkwood, a kindly couple who were unable to have children of their own. There is a history for both of them with their stepfather and this trauma they endured has long-lasting repercussions for them.

It is difficult for both girls to have interactions with the opposite gender and Amelie finds herself attracted to the wrong man. She is still young though and she wants to train as a nurse.

On the other hand, Mireille has hardened her heart to men altogether and although her job in the WAAFs is rewarding, she is looking for a more exciting challenge in her life.

The lives of these young women are certainly very challenging and naturally enough, growing into adulthood during WWII adds to their difficulties.

Another cracker of a story by this author. I did feel the ending was a little bit rushed, but then again, I was fully invested in the story of Amelie and Mireille and I wanted the book to just keep on going :)

4.5 stars from me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books.

This is another heartbreaking read about WWII.
Many characters are a part of this story, but three sister make up the main characters. One, working with the resistance in France, one, a nurse, and one, living somewhere unknown.
There is reference to sexual and physical abuse. Nothing explicit, but if you are healing from your own trauma, it may trigger you.
This read will open your eyes to more of what went on in England during wartime.

I enjoyed reading this second book in a series and meeting up again with Mireille, Amelie, Jim and Norah, among others. The time frame is during WWII, reflecting the lives of the people in Britian and how even women were motivated to do their part for the war effort, even to the point of endangering their own lives in resistance efforts, nursing and so on. A sly guy slips in to wreak some havoc - read and see what becomes of him.

Although this is meant as a historical fiction narrative, I appreciated that the author addresses certain combined emotions and issues as: fear, chaos, pathoes, friendships and family ties, revenge and forgiveness, abuse and more, creating a few 'hold-your-breath moments. And, would they ever find that missing orphan?

A satisfying read earning 4 stars from me.

~Eunice C., May 2023~

Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the comlimentary review copy sent by NetGalley and the publisher.

What a wonderful sequel to The Runaway Orphans. It's now 1941 and Amelie and Mireille, the older of the 3 sisters from Runaway Orphans, are young women facing the challenges of war time and wanting to do something for the war effort. Each finds a different path. We reconnect with the family and villagers who took the sisters in when they were sent out from London earlier in the war. Their connections and friendships are strained and tested. Lurking behind all the action is the search for the youngest sister. Thanks to NetGalley, Publisher and author for a preview copy.

Set during WWII England, The Lost Orphan by Pam Weaver is a simultaneously beautiful and heart bruising story about family, loss, sorrow, perseverance and hope. It is the second in this series...I wonder what is in store next?

Sisters Mireille and Amelie are despairing the disappearance of their sister, Linnet. The war changes everything and people live in fear with severe restrictions. Death is sadly part of life and living is a very real struggle. Mireille is with the SOE and Amelie attends nursing school. Both experience harsh conditions and brokenness. They learn stunning news from their adoptive parents which has them reeling. They also have romantic interests.

The author's historical details are fascinating and very realistic. I particularly like the medical descriptions and the sisterly bond, though fraught with hardships.

My sincere thank you to Avon Books UK and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this lovely novel.

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion.

This is a sequel to The Runaway Orphans and I think one needs to have read this first to get full enjoyment from this sequel.
Set on the South/South East coast (not West as said by other reviewers) this follows on with Mireille and Amelie and their search for their sister Linnet.

It is well researched and shows what life was like in WW2 for many parts of society. Both girls are very marked by their earlier life with their step father and this continues to have ramifications in their lives. This impacts on their relationships greatly.
The book highlights the brutality and futility of war where both sisters take different routes to ‘do their bit’.

I too found the end rather rushed - loose ends were tied up but left an opening for a further instalment in the series and maybe the life Linnet had away from her sisters.
A great read - well worthy of its 5 stars