tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post8753445877182305657..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: A dozen orphansPaula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-44842606854936318882017-04-04T08:55:58.382+10:002017-04-04T08:55:58.382+10:00Sounds fascinating. Thanks for dropping by with su...Sounds fascinating. Thanks for dropping by with suggestions too. I enjoy getting more leads to follow up from these lists. I aim to add a new list perhaps every week, but at least every fortnight. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-53364182334688726152017-04-04T00:23:35.485+10:002017-04-04T00:23:35.485+10:00It is about immigrant children who were orphaned i...It is about immigrant children who were orphaned in New York city because parents died of disease. They were sent on a train towards the West and at different towns when the train stopped, farmers who needed labour on their farms or childless couples who wanted to adopt could pick and choose. But the main story is about one of the young girls and how she made out in life up to when she was in her 90s and her friendship with a modern day orphaned teenager. Good story.Michèle Dextrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468081817772390240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-40347146458075791072017-04-04T00:03:08.723+10:002017-04-04T00:03:08.723+10:00Is it based on the orphan trains of WW2 Britain? W...Is it based on the orphan trains of WW2 Britain? Will have to look it up.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-83335661579751886592017-04-03T23:46:13.906+10:002017-04-03T23:46:13.906+10:00Here is another one, more recent, "Orphan Tra...Here is another one, more recent, "Orphan Train" by Christina Blake Kline. Love these lists! Michèle Dextrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468081817772390240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-23986018591204944132016-06-08T12:36:04.783+10:002016-06-08T12:36:04.783+10:00Hi Rosie,
I'm so glad to hear you're enjoy...Hi Rosie,<br />I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the lists. They are certainly good fun to create.<br />It's certainly interesting that there are so many orphan/adoption stories to draw from, especially since that doesn't to the majority of us. It just strikes a chord in us all though.<br />Perhaps I'll do a list of Missionary stories in the future. Thanks for the suggestion :) Please feel free to drop by and leave a comment any time.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-73079095248320366542016-06-07T14:30:13.042+10:002016-06-07T14:30:13.042+10:00I've just discovered your book lists and am lo...I've just discovered your book lists and am loving reading through them and noting which book to read next! I am also a lover of missionary stories, both modern and older. (loved Naomi Reed's My Seventh Monsoon). <br />This section on orphans is interesting, I have a fascination with adoption stories- and I am definitely not adopted nor have I given up a child. But somehow I am intrigued by this whole notion. How much are we a product of our circumstances and how much a product of our dna? I do feel 'different' than my three sisters, although we undoubtedly look very similar. But I am a committed Christian, and even though they believe in God, their styles are quite different. That's enough of my story though Paula, just thank you for providing an Australian point of view on books.rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303079027488437875noreply@blogger.com