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The orphan girl / Chrissie Walsh.
By: Walsh, Chrissie.
Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2023Description: 378 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750550406.Subject(s): Orphans -- Fiction | Conduct of life -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | West Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: West Yorkshire, 1901. When Eli Simmonite takes in a heavily pregnant woman fleeing from peril, he feels sure no good will come of it. After all, settled folk don't need much reason to take against the travellers, so having one seek safety amongst his people is unheard of.When danger comes knocking, they leave devastation in their wake. Eli is left with the baby girl and his orphaned grandson; a reminder of the offer of aid that cost him his family.With no kin but the adopted family who hold her responsible for their demise, Rosie is filled with questions of her past. But with war looming in all of their futures, questions must be put aside: survival is the key.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Thatto Heath Library Large Print | Available | 38055013161146 |
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West Yorkshire, 1901. When Eli Simmonite takes in a heavily pregnant woman fleeing from peril, he feels sure no good will come of it. After all, settled folk don't need much reason to take against the travellers, so having one seek safety amongst his people is unheard of.When danger comes knocking, they leave devastation in their wake. Eli is left with the baby girl and his orphaned grandson; a reminder of the offer of aid that cost him his family.With no kin but the adopted family who hold her responsible for their demise, Rosie is filled with questions of her past. But with war looming in all of their futures, questions must be put aside: survival is the key.
Adult.