The Forgotten Home Child

Sometimes a book takes a hold of me and drags me under it's spell. This book did that! There Forgotten Home Child is a book that makes me realize what a blessed life I had as a child. No one really knows what kind of life a child lives at home, for Charlotte she was one of the lucky ones but for Winny, Mary, Jack, Edward, Cecil and Quinn, they weren't so lucky. I could never put a child or any human being through the abuse they dealt with! I was lucky enough to be able to read this on Netgallery. It will be released in January 2020. Please add it to your TBR list, pre-order it or buy it when it is released! You won't be able to put it down! Genevieve Graham was a new author to me but I will be reading more of her books! She did an awesome job on writing this!! I wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

from finding work because of the depression and social conditions and because they were British.

This story is fiction based on history and research by the author. The story is about several main characters from Britain Jack, his sister Mary, two brothers Edward and Cecil, and Winny with Jack and Winny being the two main characters. The story follows them from when they took the ship from Britain to Canada. Jack was seventeen and Winny was sixteen.

The story begins with Winny now in her 80's telling the story to her granddaughter an d great grandson after her daughter finds a trunk with old clothes and photos in it from Winny's past.
The story follow the children and some of their friends as they arrive in Canada, go to the farms they will work on, grow up and leave their service or die on the farms. The treatment they receive, the sheds and barns they were forced to live in and the beatings.

The fortitude and courage of Winny and the guilty feelings of Jack as he leaves them behind. As they interact again later in years and how the past affected their present. secrets that were kept and finally released. Love and heartbreak and lives forever changed because of their immigration to Canada. Their dedication to each other and their love for each other.

The ending of the story is bittersweet and very well done. I loved the book beginning and ending, although it was sad and tragic it told me about a section of history which needed to be told.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book.

Thanks to Genevieve Graham, Simon and Schuster Canada, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of this book.

Thanks @netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. This is a little outside my normal horror type books but it sounded interesting so i gave it a shot and i am so so glad i did. This book gripped my from page 1, it was so well written and the characters were so richly created. Absolutely amazing. The history that was brought to life in this story was both haunting and revealing. I had no idea this type of thing took place here. The book was fraught with suspense as well as a dash of humor and a whole lot of sadness... bot fear not as hope and survival shines through as well. This story was so well told i could not put it down and read it in one sitting. I was so sad when i reached the last page. This book needs to end up on everyones must read list.