Name: The Forgotten Orphan
ISBN: 9780008410742

Glynis Peters

From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan

The Forgotten Orphan

Jackie Beauregard

Another book that I loved and another author I will
Adopt ! Maisie Reynolds is the main character and I loved her ! It starts off in an orphanage during the Second World War in Southampton in the U.K . She is mistreated in the orphanage and has a twin brother but he is adopted but not her . So they are separated and has no idea where he is and who adopted him . When the orphanage is closed because it’s too unsafe because of the war , Maisie stays behind , she is 18 . The orphanage becomes a hospital for the injured soldiers . She becomes the housekeeper for the doctors and nurses but soon becomes the nurses aid . Helping them to tend to the injured and traumatized soldiers. She also wants to find her mom and wants to know why she was given up but along the way she meets Cam ! A handsome Canadian Paratrooper who teaches her that love and to be loved still exists ! She is also looking for a twin Jack who was adopted! Maisie gets by the war by writing love letters and poetry to Cam and he writes her back when he can . Then D-Day comes and along with it tragedy! I love the description in the last two chapters I feel like I went to a little trip
To Nova Scotia while I was in my living room . Another book that brought me to tears ! I will definitely read another book by Glynis Peters!

Inês Santos

This is a story about an orphan girl in Southhampton, England during WWII and it was amazing to read about this girl's rise in life and the way her character developed and bloomed. 
In this book we follow Maisie Reynolds, an orphan at Holly Bush Orphanage that is separated at early age from her twin brother. She is forced to grow up without love or kindness while never losing the kindness in her own heart. That was without a doubt one of the most admirable traits of her character, in my opinion. 
With the second world war, Maisie has her life completely changed as fate has other plans for her future, different from anything she has ever imagined. 
When she meets Cam, a canadian paratrooper, she learns that maybe love is possible in her life after all. 

This book made me incredibly happy, It was amazing to see Maisie grow as a person and as a character as she is forced to experience life in ways she never experienced before. I loved watching her discovering love and falling in love. It was such a cute and heartbreaking romance for sure, but we experience so many other types of love that Maisie is feeling for the first time.
I have to say that one of my favourite parts was this girl's kindness. Maisie faced every obstacle with a kindness that was deeply challenged by the atrocities of WWII but that never wavered. To experience such kindness and innocence in a time that is known for its despair and horrible moments was heartwarming. 
I also loved Cam and her entire love story with him. It made me cry so many times. 

I've read many historical fiction novels and this was one of the kindest ones for my heart, but it also kept those deep heartbreaking moments that make WWII novels so memorable. I definitely recommend this for you if you are starting to read WWII historical fiction or if you are looking for an easier (but of course never actually easy) one to read. 

Thank you so much to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for giving me the chance to read this ARC.

The Forgotten Orphan

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