A review by 19paws
The Bereaved by Julia Park Tracey

5.0

I devoured this book over a few days. It’s both heartbreaking and uplifting. It's a story of tenement life in the mid-1800s, the orphan train, and the lack of choices -- and overwhelming sense of helplessness-- that affected women with no "protective" male or source of income. The story is based on the author’s own family history. Her note at the end of the book speaks to her personal experience as a bereaved parent and added a sense of poignancy to the story. Highly recommended.