Secrets: The Third Story in the Orphan Train Trilogy - Couverture souple

Noonan, Robert

 
9780595436286: Secrets: The Third Story in the Orphan Train Trilogy
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ISBN 10 : 0595436285 ISBN 13 : 9780595436286
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

The third and final story from Robert Noonan's Orphan Train Trilogy, Secrets explores the fate of orphan children who arrived on an orphan train during the late 1800s to find a new life in the Midwest. Who adopts them is the key to their happiness or sorrow. Despite harboring secrets from a past filled with physical abuse, shame, murder, and prostitution, the children and their new parents begin a new and exciting life. But overcoming their haunting memories won't be easy. After fleeing from their home following a horrible crime, Hillary and her new parents, John and Kate Hanley, have found a new life in Galena, Illinois. Hillary longs to visit her former hometown and reunite with her friends in the club called the Wildflowers. But going back could mean the ruin of her new family. Filled with vivid historical detail and heartfelt emotion, Noonan delivers a compelling look at a little-known event in American history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The third and final story from Robert Noonan's Orphan Train Trilogy, Secrets explores the fate of orphan children who arrived on an orphan train during the late 1800s to find a new life in the Midwest. Who adopts them is the key to their happiness or sorrow. Despite harboring secrets from a past filled with physical abuse, shame, murder, and prostitution, the children and their new parents begin a new and exciting life. But overcoming their haunting memories won't be easy. After fleeing from their home following a horrible crime, Hillary and her new parents, John and Kate Hanley, have found a new life in Galena, Illinois. Hillary longs to visit her former hometown and reunite with her friends in the club called the Wildflowers. But going back could mean the ruin of her new family. Filled with vivid historical detail and heartfelt emotion, Noonan delivers a compelling look at a little-known event in American history.

Biographie de l'auteur

Wisconsin resident, Robert Noonan, is a member of the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America. His trilogy is an attempt to reveal the trauma faced by orphan children, during the years 1854 to 1929.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595436285
ISBN 13 
9780595436286
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
250
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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