London’s East End heaves with child prostitutes, hawkers, beggars and thieves. Constance rescues as many children as she can but feels overwhelmed. A solution is offered that sounds perfect – Canadian farmers need workers, their wives want housemaids. Shipping children to this land of plenty offers them a future. Widow, Mary Trupper, is wary, but the promise of a good life for her children is … strong.
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My heart broke for all of those children, in London and in American
Very depressing to think so many children probably mistreated and abused
Hard to read about children in deplorable situations. One has to root for the characters to move beyond their circumstances to be able to just live and also to hope for happiness.
I enjoyed this book and it just so happened my women’s bible study group was studying the books of the Bible used in this book.
It helped me see the people in my mind.
Thought provoking
Amazing story of little known piece of Canadian history. It was a bit slow and disjointed but I was glad I read about this truth
Children shipped over to Canada much like a product to be utilized as needed, they were poor kids often living on the streets of East End London who became indentured workers in sometimes hazardous and extreme conditions. Based on true story. Less gentle than the USA version described in The Orphan Train.
A wonderful read, but a bit painful knowing that this story is based on true events in history.
The story is very sad, but well written.
This book shows how well-meaning people often make things even worse for the people they are trying to help and how important it is to listen to the child.
dont remember it sorry
As a historical fiction fan I have read and enjoyed several American orphan train books. It was interesting and informative to read about the England to Canada connection. Although I realize that true history is often sad this book was a bit too sad for me. It left a lot of loose ends that I can only hope will be tied up in the next book in the series. I am eager to read more about this group of children and adults in the near future.
A greater understanding of what this period was like.
enjoyed reading, would recommend
I thought the story was tragic. Unfortunately a lot of history is tragic. Talk about man’s inhumanity to his fellowman. This story is about man’s inhumanity to children.
Solid historical fiction
While this book is fictional, it is all too true of what was happening then and there and what is also still happening today to children all over the world. It is a reminder for us to pay close attention to our own children and those around us. The ending was just way too sad. But I am none the less glad I read it.
So sad.
I liked it.
An easy to read historical story of orphans and their lives in Ireland in the late 1800s and the transport of the orphans to Canada to find homes. The reader gets to know the orphans and the lives they lead. Despite the well meaning motives of the people who help the orphans, some meet a tragic end.