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I enjoyed parts of this, but I didn't love it overall. The characters were believable and well crafted. The writing, specifically the figurative language, was a little flat though. The setup of Winnie telling the story in present day felt contrived. I don't understand why Susan wouldn't have told her daughter she had a brother. Also, the title makes no sense. None of them were forgotten. Winnie concentrates on remembering their faces. #ohcanada

This was a tough read but so important. The author seems to have done her research and I appreciated how she incorporated the true stories she was told into this book. 4/5 ⭐️
#OhCanada #100DayProject2025 Book 4/50
(July 7, 2025)

Oof this has been a tough read! But I‘m glad I‘m reading it thanks to @Jess861 and the #OhCanada buddy read. I‘m a tad behind but learning so much about an important part of Canadian history of which I was quite unaware.
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(July 3, 2025)

I‘ve made it to 35% but I‘m going to bail now. I have no doubt a lot of Barnado‘s children were treated as badly as this, but the book feels too much like trauma porn to me. Sorry @Jess861 #OhCanada

I finished re-reading The Forgotten Home Child just like I started - with a Dragonfruit drink. It is a beautiful day for some backyard reading.

Just about two weeks until some discussion points are posted about the book for #OhCanada. I do hope those who get the chance to read it are enjoying the book while learning a bit about Canada's history (that even as a Canadian I knew nothing about until this book). I will post discussions on July 1st.

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This novel brings an important aspect of Canadian history to light-the use/abuse of indigent British children as indentured servants in Canada in the 19th and 20th cent. Told from the present with flashbacks to the past by Winnie to her granddaughter.

I‘m glad to have read it. However, I didn‘t like the writing or storytelling style personally. I found it too basic, the characters felt one dimensional.

For some reason I always seem to hit a reading slump in the Spring and it was no different this year. Going to put Bewilderment down for a bit (I'm sure I'll try reading it again at some point) and reread the tagged book for #OhCanada . First dragonfruit drink of the summer...even though it's another gloomy, chilly day.

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Interesting historical fiction novel about the British Home Children - street kids who were shipped to Canada to live with new families before the First World War. Not every placement was a good one and this novel details some of the lives of children sent to work on farms. Covering their lifespans, it‘s ultimately a story of both loss and hope. I didn‘t like the style of narration but overall learned a lot.

Read for #OhCanada. @Jess861

#hyggehour on the balcony. It‘s raining but I‘m safely covered by the balcony above and snuggled in the blanket I crocheted specifically for these moments.

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Reading this for #OhCanada in the shade of the cherry trees in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 🌸 The trees are dropping all their petals and it‘s like it‘s raining pink! So beautiful but impossible to capture properly.

repost for @Jess861:

May 1st brings us the start of the next #OhCanada Book Club read. This is a bi-monthly read so feel free to read at your leisure over the months of May and June. Will post some discussion points at the end of June for those that wish to participate. All are welcome to join this very relaxed book club! Enjoy everyone!!

Side note: I will be posting discussions on our last read over the weekend.

#BuddyRead

May 1st brings us the start of the next #OhCanada Book Club read. This is a bi-monthly read so feel free to read at your leisure over the months of May and June. Will post some discussion points at the end of June for those that wish to participate. All are welcome to join this very relaxed book club! Enjoy everyone!!

Side note: I will be posting discussions on our last read over the weekend.

#Canada #BookClub #BuddyRead @LitsyEvents

By a slim margin, The Forgotten Home Child is the May/June book pick for the Oh Canada Book Club. A historical fiction book based around a British Home Child being sent to Canada. Excited to read this book with you all and have more readers discover another great Canadian author!

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All are welcome to join! Let me know if you want to be added to the tag list!

Based on true events, The Forgotten Home Child tells the story of Winny and her friends Mary, Jack, Cecil, and Edward as they are removed from the streets/orphanages of London, England and sent to Canada for what is supposed to be a better life. It is a fascinating and heartbreaking part of Canada‘s history – one that I knew nothing about prior to this novel. 3.5⭐️

I‘m a bit baffled I knew nothing of the Home Children until recently. What a heart breaking piece of Canadian and British history. I loved this book, GG is a great story teller

Today I am audio baking ( and doubling recipes for my boys) so started this to keep the empty house at bay #thankgodforaudiobooks

I loved this book so much that I started it this morning and just finished after lunch. I couldn‘t put it down! The fact that this is based on Canadian history makes me feel so sad for those poor children brought here and treated so poorly, but this book was so well written and kept me from putting it down! I can‘t wait to read more from this author! Does anyone have any recommendations?

This book showed me a very dark part of Canadian history that I knew nothing about. So sad. Beautifully written characters. Heartbreaking and eye opening. I educated my children about this subject last night. I think our educational system often sweeps these darker parts of our history under the carpet, but there are important lessons to be learned here.

Wow, this is so interesting. I started this morning and nothing else is getting done because I can‘t put it down. I have a feeling today going to be a write off! 😁

This was such an AMAZING historical fiction! I loved that it was a new event to learn about!
Recommend for readers that enjoy an emotional, historical fiction story that is well-researched. Bonus if you are looking for something that is not wholly based in England during WWII.

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Such a good book. A Historical Fiction novel about the unknown Britian Child Home. Orphans, urchins and some children given up by their parents, for what the parents thought was a little while, send to Canada. Once their some were not so lucky where they ended up. Highly recommend

This was very interesting. I had never heard of the British Home Children, and that‘s why the author wanted to write the story. It‘s not taught in schools, and many of the kids sent over kept their stories to themselves, so it‘s not well-known. The author includes a good historical note at the end. The author used examples from many of the people she talked to – things that really happened. It was a quick read, but I hope I don‘t forget it soon.