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As she looks at the baby wriggling in her father’s arms, a bolt of recognition goes through her and she takes a step back. And it’s in that moment that she begins to protect her father’s secrets.

1934, Weirfield-on-Thames. Connie Burroughs loves living in the orphanage that her father runs. Exploring its nooks and crannies with her sister, hearing the pounding of a hundred pairs of feet on the wooden stairs, having a father who is doing so much good. But everything changes the day she sees him carrying a newborn baby that he says he found near the broken front gate. A baby she recognises…

Present day. Arriving at her father’s beloved cottage beside the river, Sarah Jennings is hoping for peace and quiet, to escape her difficult divorce. But when she finds her father unwell and hunched over boxes of files on the orphanage where he was abandoned as a child, she decides to investigate it herself.

The only person left alive who lived at Cedar Hall is Connie Burroughs, but Connie sits quietly in her nursing home for a reason. The sewing box under Connie’s bed hides secrets that will change Sarah’s life forever, uncovering a connection between them that has darker consequences than she could ever imagine.

A heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting tale inspired by the lives of the children who lived at the author’s great-grandfather’s orphanage. Fans of Before We Were Yours, The Orphan’s Tale and The Orphan Train will be hooked.

**What readers are saying about The Orphan House:**

‘Oh my goodness. What an amazing story of life, love, loss and finding yourself… Awe inspiring. I honestly am left reeling. This is my first book from this author, although it definitely will not be my last. Thank you for a journey that I will not soon forget.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘An amazing and spellbinding read. Exceptionally well done. I hated when it ended.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Wonderful storytelling! I have just finished reading this book and I’m bereft! I was able, for a few days, to lose myself completely in the story… I highly recommend this book to anyone.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘What an amazing read!!! I didn't expect this to be a rollercoaster of emotions, suspense, and mystery but it was everything!!... I recommend this book so much!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘This book gave me all the feelings at once… Keeps you hooked through the whole book.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘If there were ever to be a perfect bookclub book, it would be The Orphan House… Beautifully portrayed characters, who were so vivid… Almost felt like watching it on the big screen, every place, person, and circumstance came to live and felt almost tangible… Will surely touch your soul.’ Goodreads reviewer

‘True to life and totally believable. The plot was intriguing, and the delivery was perfect.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘I was hooked only a few pages in to the story… I cannot say enough about this book and I hope you will love it too.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Loved this book… captures so many emotions… Couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘This was a fantastic read… It lured me in and I ended up hooked. By about the halfway point, I was completely captivated by the story and the mystery kept me guessing as I tried to figure it out… Beautifully written.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Oh what a wonderful book! This beautifully written story tugs at the heart strings… I lived this book, it hooked me from the first line and kept me engrossed until the last… A book to treasure and reread. A masterpiece.’ Renita D’Silva, 5 stars

This book was previously published as The Foundling’s Daughter.

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ASIN : B08283DBP7
Publisher : Bookouture (28 February 2020)
Language : English
File size : 1519 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 332 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 12,746 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 600 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 1,146 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 1,175 in Historical Fiction (Books)

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Alice K. Douglas

An interesting story, hard to put down once you start reading.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 December 2020

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I don't really like the modern ideas most authors have these days of jumping back and forth from the past to the present and telling their story from the point of view of one character and then another, but fortunately this book wasn't too bad in that respect. I wouldn't say the story was heartbreaking, although it was sad at times. It certainly kept me interested and I found it hard to put down because I kept wanting to find out what happened next. It's quite a good read and certainly occupies one's time.

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ian Relaxbyread

A well crafted read of an intriguing subject

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2019

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This book is a very good read which keeps you turning the pages. The subject has been well researched and provides the reader with an insight to the workings of the British occupation of India. Also flowing through the book there is an emotional roller coaster for the cleverly intertwined characters, spanning several generations.

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Beautiful Story

Reviewed in Australia on 25 April 2019

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About life and death and what that teaches us.
I love the way the story splits and joins in the finish to explain the circumstances that drew these people together and apart.
I’m sure you will enjoy this book as I have if you like a story that entertains .

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Beautiful story!

Reviewed in Australia on 21 March 2019

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Such a beautiful story. I so enjoyed reading about the connection between the three main characters. The history of old India was so interesting. I wanted the story to keep on going!!

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margaret olive

A wonderful adventure

Reviewed in Australia on 25 March 2019

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A bfeautiful story, well written. I felt I was there in person.

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Gripping story

Reviewed in Australia on 20 February 2021

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Good plot, well written, I couldn;t put it down, happy ending

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Linda Hull

disappointing

Reviewed in Australia on 4 February 2021

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I thought it was a bit slow.

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Reviewed in Australia on 15 February 2021

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I'm still reading this. But I can't put it down. I'm not getting to bed till 2am.

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Story across the generations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2019

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Read this last night, couldn't put it down.

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Great read, beautifully written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2019

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This was a book on offer and I was unfamiliar with the author. However, I found it to be a great story wrapped up in lots of side ones. I like that approach because rarely is life so tidy as to produce one issue at a time.
The story is about finding the truth about a foundling home set in England and its links back to the British Armies occupation of India, the suffocating lives of the Army officers wives, the stigma of homosexuality at that time and what happens when wives get unexpectedly pregnant.

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jane

Heartwarming book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2019

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What a brilliant story I didn’t want to put the book down excellent thank you x

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Mags

An excellent well written book. Good command of the English language. No foul modern language

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2019

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Excellent book, I felt that the author Ann Bennett had access to her family history as the characters were so real and her knowledge of the Raj, morals in the twenties and thirties and information on orphanages was authentic. I read long into the night and felt quite bereft when I came to the end. I now look forward to the Bamboo trilogy. The conclusion was neatly tied up, very well done.

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Wonderful read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2020

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I really enjoyed this book, very emotional and heartbreaking in parts, well explains the countryside and feel of the people, takes you back to a time and place were things were so different, were the English treated the local so badly in there own country, and took us to meet people who had beautiful hearts, had me in tears a lot

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