The Forgotten Family
Price
$9.19
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Publication Date
Reprint edition (May 21, 2015
ISBN-13
978-0749018689
Dimensions
5 x 1 x 7 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces
Description
"Beryl Matthews provides an appealing young heroine and heart-warming tale." ( Historical Novels Review ) Beryl Matthews was born in London but now lives in a small village in Hampshire. As a young girl her ambition was to become a professional singer, but the need to earn a wage drove her into an office. After retiring she joined a Writers’ Circle in hopes of fulfilling her dream of becoming a published author. She has since written over twenty novels.
Features & Highlights
- Whitechapel, London 1890. Queenie Bonner is only two when she is taken from her large family in the slums to a big house in the country. She is frightened and confused, begging to be taken back, but is told that this is now her home. She yearns for her nine brothers and sisters, especially Harry, who is her favourite. Albert and Mary Warrender rename her Eleanor and bring her up as their daughter. As time passes Eleanor forgets about her other family and loves Mary and Albert as her mother and father. But fifteen years later, when Mary dies, Albert tells her about the Bonners. With Albert's help, she sets about tracing her forgotten family. The search holds pleasure, distress and even danger as she discovers what has happened to her siblings over the years.
