sheela110 's review for:

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.0

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How relevant was this book? Let me count the ways. The novel depicts life in the city during the Spanish Flu and how everyone's lives were disrupted because of the raging pandemic all while prejudice towards immigrants was rampant and very hostile. (Does this sound familiar?!). Perhaps this is why I had a hard time getting through the book - it mirrored our real life too much and the pain and suffering felt throughout the book was too much for me. In fact, some scenes were just gruesome to bear. When you are brave enough to delve right into this eerily paralleled world, then it's worth the read. The story is gripping and the main character is one of the best drawn heroines. It's definitely not one for you to escape your own reality, but a must read in order to face it.