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A review by bookie_mama_bear
The Love Child by Rachel Hore
4.0
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Thank you to @darkroomtours @simonandschuster & @rachel.hore for my copy of The Love Child.
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This is a historical fiction set during 1917-1940. It’s based on the story of Alice who is forced to give up her baby and subsequently Irene and the struggles she faces being an adopted child. The relationships are extremely well portrayed and developed. Both female characters grow throughout the book dealing with the shame of Alice’s choice. There is loss and sadness in spades but there is also love, family and friendship throughout to help balance out the lower points of the book. The book covers how difficult life was for an aspirational woman back then. From their birth control options right through to career choices. The writing is really beautiful as is the language used. It’s highly descriptive and goes into lots of detail for each woman. The ending was wonderful! I’m definitely going to keep my eyes peeled for more of Rachel’s work, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Thank you to @darkroomtours @simonandschuster & @rachel.hore for my copy of The Love Child.
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This is a historical fiction set during 1917-1940. It’s based on the story of Alice who is forced to give up her baby and subsequently Irene and the struggles she faces being an adopted child. The relationships are extremely well portrayed and developed. Both female characters grow throughout the book dealing with the shame of Alice’s choice. There is loss and sadness in spades but there is also love, family and friendship throughout to help balance out the lower points of the book. The book covers how difficult life was for an aspirational woman back then. From their birth control options right through to career choices. The writing is really beautiful as is the language used. It’s highly descriptive and goes into lots of detail for each woman. The ending was wonderful! I’m definitely going to keep my eyes peeled for more of Rachel’s work, I thoroughly enjoyed this.