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The Girls with No Names
by Serena Burdick
I was provided with an ARC of this title from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a meticulously researched historical novel that chronicles the horrors of workhouses that masqueraded as refuge for "wayward girls." The core of the story focuses on the adventures of two sisters struggling to navigate their place in society and reconcile it with their individual hopes and dreams.
The heroine, Effie was born prematurely and suffers from a heart defect that limits her choices in the life she was born to. She has always loved a rip-roaring story of dastardly deeds and loves putting her imagination into words. When her sister goes missing, Effie's imagination is convinced their father has sent her to the House of Mercy. Effie works out a scheme to gain access to the house and rescue her sister.
This was heartbreaking because it told the stories of all of the girls that lived on the fringes of society, whose choices were crippled by the ridiculous limitations placed upon their gender.
This is a meticulously researched historical novel that chronicles the horrors of workhouses that masqueraded as refuge for "wayward girls." The core of the story focuses on the adventures of two sisters struggling to navigate their place in society and reconcile it with their individual hopes and dreams.
The heroine, Effie was born prematurely and suffers from a heart defect that limits her choices in the life she was born to. She has always loved a rip-roaring story of dastardly deeds and loves putting her imagination into words. When her sister goes missing, Effie's imagination is convinced their father has sent her to the House of Mercy. Effie works out a scheme to gain access to the house and rescue her sister.
This was heartbreaking because it told the stories of all of the girls that lived on the fringes of society, whose choices were crippled by the ridiculous limitations placed upon their gender.