The Secret Orphan The Secret Orphan

The Secret Orphan

    • 4.0 • 131 Ratings
    • $9.99

Publisher Description

The USA Today bestseller


This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz


Don’t miss The Red Cross Orphans, the brand new historical novel from Glynis Peters coming in November 2021


Keep her secret.


Keep her safe.


On the 14th November 1940, Hitler’s bombs rain down on Coventry. From the rubble of a bombed-out family home, a young girl is saved…


As the Nazis’ relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne finds herself orphaned and under the guardianship of a Cornish farmer's daughter, Elenor Cardew.


Elenor knows that the only way to protect spirited Rose is to leave the city and make a new life for themselves away from harm. But soon Elenor discovers that Hitler’s firestorm is not the only thing she must fear when she learns a devastating secret about Rose…


With Rose’s life in imminent danger, Elenor turns to the only person she can trust to keep the deadly secret, heroic Canadian pilot, Jackson St John. And amidst the destruction of war, an unlikely romance blossoms as they find a way to protect the child they have both grown to love…and each other.


Readers LOVE The Secret Orphan:


‘Keeps you wanting to read into the small hours’ Lisa, Goodreads


‘The best and most beautiful book I've read in a long time’ Brid, Netgalley


‘Simply amazing’ Rikki-Doodlebug's Book Reviews


‘Captivated from beginning to end’ Jessyca, Goodreads


‘A gripping, page turner set in WWII … Loved it’ Amanda, Netgalley


Reviews


‘A real page turner … You will find yourself in England during the war with a story that will stay with you’ Lou, Goodreads


‘A stunning novel and one that should be recommended’ Postcard Reviews


‘A must read for WWII historical fiction fans’ Lizbeth, Goodreads


‘One of my new favourite novels … I love everything about this story’ Ashley Murphy Reads


‘The depiction of wartime life in the Coventry bombings and on a Cornish farm were realistic and compelling’ Vivien Brown


‘A story that I will remember for a long time to come’ Shirley, Goodreads Reviewer


‘Loved every minute of this hard to put down book … highly recommend putting this on your reading list – especially if you love historical fiction and WWII’ Roxane, Goodreads


‘A must-read for anyone who loves historical fiction (especially World War II fiction) or romance’ Kindred Connection Reviews


About the author


Glynis Peters is a British author. She lives by the sea in Essex with her husband of forty-plus years. They have three adult children, and Glynis is a retired NHS nurse.


When not writing she enjoys fishing with her husband, cross-stitch, and playing with her granddaughters who live nearby. Her son lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and Glynis loves nothing more than visiting them.


Her first WWII historical novel is the USA Today and Globe & Mail bestseller, The Secret Orphan.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2018
November 9
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
One More Chapter
SELLER
Harper Collins Canada Limited
SIZE
1.7
MB

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AB quilter ,

The Secret Orphan

I read into the wee hours of the morning several times with this book. A good history lesson of what happened in England during WW2.

1098Eagle ,

Great title

A nail biting end, excellent characters & rich historical setting .

Kalyfr ,

The secret orphan

Only 3 stars…was actually a very good book until towards the end…it seemed that the writer just wanted to complete the book but not bring the story to a logical ending… ending was rushed and lacking….

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