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A review by alexis_hookedtobooks
The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
5.0
Thank you to @simonschusterca and @netgalley for the ebook copy of this book!
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I loved this book! The topic was one that I didn’t know a lot about, and I was engaged the whole time! The book follows a group of Home Children who came over from London to Canada to work with families and get a better life! But in reality, a lot of the children were mentally, physically, and sexually abused, and experienced a lot of trauma! As a Canadian, this is not something I knew a lot about. I didn’t know that many of these children coming over weren’t actually orphans, as the officials claimed them to be, and I didn’t know the extent of the abuse!
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The book follows mainly Winny and Jack, who come over in 1937 and have to work hard when they get over to Canada. Winny works on a farm and Jack works with a lumberjack who is cruel! Their stories tell a tale of tragedy, but also resiliency during tough times and innumerable loss! Winny and Jack were both great characters that I felt connected to the entirety of the book, which is really important to me as a reader! If you’re looking for a great historical fiction book, I highly recommend this! It comes out in March 2020!
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I loved this book! The topic was one that I didn’t know a lot about, and I was engaged the whole time! The book follows a group of Home Children who came over from London to Canada to work with families and get a better life! But in reality, a lot of the children were mentally, physically, and sexually abused, and experienced a lot of trauma! As a Canadian, this is not something I knew a lot about. I didn’t know that many of these children coming over weren’t actually orphans, as the officials claimed them to be, and I didn’t know the extent of the abuse!
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The book follows mainly Winny and Jack, who come over in 1937 and have to work hard when they get over to Canada. Winny works on a farm and Jack works with a lumberjack who is cruel! Their stories tell a tale of tragedy, but also resiliency during tough times and innumerable loss! Winny and Jack were both great characters that I felt connected to the entirety of the book, which is really important to me as a reader! If you’re looking for a great historical fiction book, I highly recommend this! It comes out in March 2020!