The Forgotten Orphan

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Pub Date Dec 01 2020 | Archive Date Jan 27 2021

Description

From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan.

A world at war
A secret from her past
A chance to be together…

A moving and compelling historical novel about love, second chances and resilience in the darkest of times

Southampton 1940

Abandoned when she was tiny, Maisie Reynolds was separated from her twin brother and forced to grow up in Holly Bush orphanage – a place where she has never known love or kindness.

But with the world at war and Hitler’s devastating bombs coming ever closer, fate has other plans for Maisie and a secret from her past changes everything.

When she meets handsome Canadian paratrooper, Cam, Maisie learns that love might not be lost to her after all – but not before her past life and D Day bring a tragic twist to her happiness.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan.

A world at war
A secret from her past
A chance to be together…...


Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9780008363284
PRICE $11.49 (USD)
PAGES 400

Average rating from 89 members


Featured Reviews

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this absolutely fantastic Arc.
Having read the previous two books I was really looking forward to reading The Forgotten Orphan. Boy I wasn't disappointed.
Based during World War11 we meet Maisie. Raised in an orphanage, but separated from her twin brother when he's adopted.
Read on to find out about her struggle to survive in the orphanage and during the war.
I tried my best to drag the book out and make it last. But I only lasted into the second day.
Beyond brilliant. This book will stay with me for a long time.

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Just finished The Forgotten Orphan and just felt love and tears for all she went through. I read all the Orphan books and just love this author. This is a must read book that will let you know how lucky you are .

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The Forgotten Orphan, you certainly won’t forget reading it. What a wonderful book, Maisie and her brother Jack get placed in the orphanage aged 4. They are separated and Maisie longs for her brother who she thinks may have been adopted. Maisie works hard , trying to keep out of trouble then along comes the war. You read through thinking surely no more can happen to this girl.
I confess it’s the first book I have read by Glynis Peters but be reassured it won’t be the last.

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The Forgotten Orphan is a must read. Maisie and her twin brother were left at an orphanage at a very young age. Her brother was adopted but Maisie spent her entire life there. She was abused by the director and later finds out a shocking revelation.. In spite of her treatment she truly was a good person. She spent her life helping others as the war broke out and the orphanage was turned into a hospital for the soldiers. Maisie nursed the soldiers still tying to find out where she came from and what happened to her brother. The writing is smooth and the plot never ceases to surprise the reader. I didn’t want this book to end.
I highly recommend it.

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This new novel from Glynis Peters who also wrote The Secret Orphan is excellent.
It is based in Southampton in 1940 and based around the story of Maisie Reynolds. She was abandoned as a baby and seperate from her twin and grew up in a harsh Orphanage
A book full of emotion, secrets, hope and love..
Excellent writing and I would definitely recommend to anyone who lives historical fiction.
Thanks to#NetGalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review
#GlynisPeters

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