LaVonne W. (Grnemae) -
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This was both a sad book and a book that at times made me so mad I wanted to throw it across the room.
Another example of child abuse in the name of religion.
I was riveted reading as fast as possible as I wanted to know what happened in the next chapter and then the next.
Another example of child abuse in the name of religion.
I was riveted reading as fast as possible as I wanted to know what happened in the next chapter and then the next.
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed The Home for Unwanted Girls (Home for Unwanted Girls, Bk 1) on + 1725 more book reviews
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Interesting and alarming at the same time.
Carol F. (cactusflowerwomen) reviewed The Home for Unwanted Girls (Home for Unwanted Girls, Bk 1) on + 628 more book reviews
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Almost impossible to put down. Such an interesting story, but heart breaking to see once again how the nuns in the institution treated the "unwanted" children. The harm that is done in the judgment of religious "pious" people is in descriably horrid. Thank goodness we have advanced some in our beliefs.
Eileen S. (smileen) -
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I couldn't put this book down,and I cried through the whole last chapter. Based on the true story of orphanages in Canada which were turned into mental hospitals back in the 1960's, when it was found that nuns could make much more money tending to patients than to orphaned girls.This follows one girl's story. She was made to give up her baby when she was an unwed teenager,and follows her life in the orphanage,and the inhumane treatment the girls got when they were told they were mentally incompetant and made to live among the patients.
This outstanding book is at times heart-wrenching. I could barely put it down. To think that things like this could really happen haunts me.
Abby M. (abbyem) reviewed The Home for Unwanted Girls (Home for Unwanted Girls, Bk 1) on + 70 more book reviews
This book tells about the orphanage system in Canada in the 1950's-1970's. It was a beautifully told story that brought me to tears more than once. It's amazing that things like this went on during my lifetime. Such a well written story.
