The only thing
widowed Cecile Dowd has left from her marriage is her daughter Millie
Mae. It’s hard bringing up a child by yourself when you have no
money and are having trouble finding a job. However, Cecile loves
Millie and tries to do the best for her.
When Cecile leaves
Millie with a neighbor while she’s job hunting, she returns to find
Millie gone. The neighbor has signed her over to the Tennessee
Children’s Home Society run by Georgia Tann. Cecile is appalled
when Tann tells her that she’s an unfit mother and vows to do
everything she can to get her daughter back.
The book exposes the
story of Georgia Tann and the corruption of the Tennessee Children’s
Home Society. The children who were removed from their homes were
sold. The money was used to line the pockets of Tann, a corrupt
judge, and a scheming politician. The story follows Cecile’s
attempt to find her daughter and get her back. In this she’s helped
by an attorney for the society who risks everything to help her.
The is the second
book I’ve read in the True Colors series of Historical Crimes. I
thoroughly enjoy historical mysteries and this is well worth reading.
I liked Cecile and her determination to get her daughter back. Tann
and the characters connected with the society were suitably evil.
They were almost caricatures of evil. I found that a little over the
top, but the story was well done. The book has a Christian
background, but it is subtle and not the main focus of the story.
I received this book
from Barbour Books for this review.
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