The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

The Home for Unwanted Girls

Joanna Goodman

384 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally charged historical fiction that explores complex family dynamics and societal injustices through the lens of personal resilience and interwoven destinies.

Description

Philomena meets The Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets, and deceit—the story of a young unwed mother who is forcibly separated from her daughter at birth and the lengths to which they go to find each othe...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 4,019 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

sad: 71%

dark: 39%

hopeful: 34%

informative: 34%

reflective: 32%

challenging: 23%

tense: 22%

inspiring: 13%

adventurous: 4%

mysterious: 4%


Pace

17% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

81% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
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No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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