A Home for Unloved Orphans by Rachel Wesson

A Home for Unloved Orphans

A Completely Heartbreaking and Gripping Historical Fiction Page-turner

Rachel Wesson

Bookouture · Print & ebook · October 26, 2020

“Heartwrenching… I loved each and every minute… Reminded me of JoJo Moyes The Giver of Stars with a dash of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help … An emotional rollercoaster.” Rachel M Writes , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Virginia, 1933: Her heart broke as she took in the scene before her.

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Who it’s for
Layered, serious historical fiction with a brisk, emotionally charged pull.
Genres
20th-Century Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Parenting & Family
Published
Bookouture, October 26, 2020

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“Heartwrenching… I loved each and every minute… Reminded me of JoJo Moyes The Giver of Stars with a dash of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help … An emotional rollercoaster.” Rachel M Writes , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Virginia, 1933: Her heart broke as she took in the scene before her. There were too many orphans and not enough beds. The rags they wore barely covered them and they hadn’t eaten in days. How could anyone let innocent children live like this?

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She picked up a tiny girl who’d cried as she moved past her cot. “I’ll be back soon, little one.” Never in a million years did Lauren Greenwood think she would be destitute and without a penny to her name. But when her father mercilessly disowns her in the depths of winter, that is her fate. Now homeless, Lauren finds America in the devastating grip of the Great Depression––children run wild in the icy streets, endless queues for soup kitchens line frosty sidewalks, and desperation hangs in the air. All alone in the world, Lauren finds an orphanage in the sprawling fields of the Virginia countryside, surrounded by snow-topped mountains and magnificent fir trees––a safe haven for those who have nowhere to go. But she is appalled to find children living in shocking conditions, huddled together for warmth, their hunger keeping them awake at night as the temperature plunges. The home for unloved orphans is on the brink of closure and the helpless innocents may lose the roof over their heads… Lauren, heartbroken by the rejection of her own father, vows to provide these poor orphans with the love she never received. With Christmas just around the corner, she refuses to see them cast out onto the street, where they will not survive. When she sees an advertisement in the local newspaper, with an anonymous benefactor donating money to families crippled by the Depression, it could be the answer to her prayers. Can Lauren save these children who have been rejected by the world? Or in a time of so much suffering, is there simply no hope? A heartbreaking yet hopeful tale about a brave young woman who gives up everything to help unloved children who have nothing. Fans of Before We Were Yours , The Orphan Train and Diney Costeloe will adore this USA Today bestselling historical novel, which shows that a little bit of kindness can go a long way. Readers absolutely love A Home for Unloved Orphans : “ WOW! What a fabulous book!… Grab a Kleenex … I loved this book.” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Best book I've read this year … Exceptional … By the end of the book, my tears were dried and I fely the urge to tell everyone about this. It's that good .” Pamela Kelley, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Love love love this book!!! I laughed, I cried and it really touched me .” NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Left me with getting very little sleep over the last 24 hours .” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This one just grabbed me from the very beginning and never let me go … I smiled and I felt my heart warm over this amazingly gripping story. HIGHLY recommended! ” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book had me captivated from the first page until the last … I fell in love … Absolutely heart-wrenching , beautiful and amazing!! ... I was completely hooked throughout and it was definitely a roller-coaster of emotions filled with laughter, sadness, tension, suspense, love and hate. A brilliant start to what promises to be an epic series.” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A tearjerker . I sobbed … I KNEW it would be heartbreaking just from the title… But it was worth all the sobbing . I need the second book in the series pronto.” Privat , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read more

What Pulls You In

Layered, serious historical fiction with a brisk, emotionally charged pull.

Come here for

  • historical-fiction momentum
  • book-club conversation

Expect

  • orphan-and-foster-story territory
  • homelessness and poverty themes

Where it sits

20th-Century Historical Fiction71%
Women's Fiction41%
Parenting & Family32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Family Sagas
  • Historical Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
  • Coming-of-Age
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  • Family Life
Authors
Rachel Wesson
Publisher
Bookouture
Published
October 26, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Family Sagas