The Home for Unwanted Girls: The Heart-Wrenching, Gripping Story of a Mother-Daughter Bond That Could Not Be Broken - Inspired by True Events

by Joanna Goodman

Book Overview

Philomena meets Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets, and deceit--the story of a young unwed mother who is forcibly separated from her daughter at birth and the lengths to which they go to find each other.

In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility--much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062684221
• ISBN13: 9780062684226
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

The Home For Unwanted Girls

This story is so very sad. While reading this book I was compelled to do a bit of research on orphanages from the 50’s. They did convert to mental hospitals for the additional funding which of course led to many complications and a decline in the level of care for the children.

I enjoyed this.

I enjoyed this. I read this in a day. There are very sad parts to this book.