Siblings Reunited

 

Siblings Katie, Grace, and Garth McAlister, traveled to Canada from Britain at the end of WWI. Believing their mother is dead, the children have become British Home Children who were taken to Canada to find homes. In the Prologue, we meet the siblings, but the emphasis is on the youngest, Grace. She’s chosen by a wealthy family. She grows up knowing nothing about her siblings until she discovers an old journal.

Grace isn’t happy being pressured to become a young lady and make a good match. She wants to find her siblings. Garth grew up on a farm in Canada and fought in WWI. He also wants to locate his sisters. He has an additional quest. He fell in love with Emma Lafferty. They wrote for three years, but now he hasn’t heard from her. He wants to find her to see if her feelings have changed.

This is the second book about the McAlister children, but it can be read as a standalone. This is a heart warming story with a good background of Christian faith. The characters are well drawn. All the children are determined people who are dedicated to finding each other and restoring their family.

In the Author’s Note at the end of the book. The author gives the reason for writing this story. She wanted to tell about the British Home Children and their experience. Many, like Garth, were used as unpaid labor on farms. They were stigmatized because of their background and felt that they had to hide where they came from. We can see this in Grace’s adoptive family wanting to hide her history even from her, but many went on to successful lives.

I highly recommend this book.

I received this book from Waterbrook Multnomah for this review.