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The Forgotten Home Child
by Genevieve Graham
The Forgotten Home Child is about children getting sent to Canada, the only country I've ever called home, from England, a country where my family comes from. I had no idea any of this ever happened and I want to thank Genevieve Graham for opening my eyes to such a heartbreaking topic. that took place in the country I call home. The research she conducted to write this novel, using real life experiences from her research, was a huge eye opener to the Canadian history I was taught in school.
This book is told from the perspective of Winny in 2018 and Winny and Jack in their younger years when they first arrived in Canada. After living on the streets, in orphanages, homes for children and eventually being sent to Canada to become "Home Children", Winny, Jack and his sister, Mary, and brothers Edward and Cecil, learn the hardships no child should ever have to endure. This novel takes you throughout their lives, following Winny and Jack's journeys as they grow and battle the hand they were dealt in the only way they knew how.
I felt every emotion reading this book. I ugly cried more than once and full on blubbered at the end. While it as quite obvious how the novel would play out, my heart still twisted and turned with everything that happened. The writing was beautiful, not sugarcoating the things these children had to endure, but helping you understand what they went through and how they made it through it. I loved these characters, feeling heartache, heartbreak and pure happiness for each of them. I believe this book is going to stick with me for quite a long time and I highly recommend this one to everyone.
This book is told from the perspective of Winny in 2018 and Winny and Jack in their younger years when they first arrived in Canada. After living on the streets, in orphanages, homes for children and eventually being sent to Canada to become "Home Children", Winny, Jack and his sister, Mary, and brothers Edward and Cecil, learn the hardships no child should ever have to endure. This novel takes you throughout their lives, following Winny and Jack's journeys as they grow and battle the hand they were dealt in the only way they knew how.
I felt every emotion reading this book. I ugly cried more than once and full on blubbered at the end. While it as quite obvious how the novel would play out, my heart still twisted and turned with everything that happened. The writing was beautiful, not sugarcoating the things these children had to endure, but helping you understand what they went through and how they made it through it. I loved these characters, feeling heartache, heartbreak and pure happiness for each of them. I believe this book is going to stick with me for quite a long time and I highly recommend this one to everyone.