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Forgotten Daughter: The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, But United by Friendship--Inspired by True Events
Forgotten Daughter: The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, But United by Friendship--Inspired by True Events | Joanna Goodman
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For fans of Jojo Moyes, from the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls, comes another compulsively readable story of love and friendship, following the lives of two women reckoning with their pasts and the choices that will define their futures.Divided by their past, united by love.1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence, and wild, beautiful Vronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her father's cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phnix, a journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate a constant struggle between love and morals.At the same time, James's older sister, Elodie Phnix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebec's orphanages were converted to mental hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected 5,000 children.Vronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Vronique, who continues to struggle with her family's legacy.The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. As each character is pushed to their moral brink, they will discover exactly which lines they'll cross--and just how far they'll go for what they believe in.
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“It is by force…that we will be free. The sooner we arm ourselves with our courage and with our rifles, the sooner our liberation from slavery will make us equal…it is because I cannot bear to be a slave that I joined the FLQ.” Ch 24 p. 226

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janeycanuck
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What a slow start... This was 50 pages longer than it needed to be. Even once things picked up, there were still places where it a slog. I enjoyed the story line in this one more than The Home For Unwanted Girls. The timeframe Goodman sets this in was really interesting and a new one for me, giving it a nice change of pace from most historical fiction.

This could be a standalone, but it's better if you read The Home For Unwanted Girls first.

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Historical fiction set in a time I didn‘t know much about, which is fun. Quebec independence fights told over the course of two generations.

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4⭐️ I didn‘t know that this was a sequel but there was enough of the story from The Home for Unwanted Girls that I was able to grasp what that one was about. I also liked that it was set against the backdrop of the 1995 Quebec Referendum and the subsequent fallout. #2020 #historicalfiction #canadian #fiction #bookreview #bookstagram #wintergames2020 #readnosedreindeers +16pts

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Guess what??? That's right, you've guessed it! I won yet another Goodreads Giveaway! I'm feeling quite lucky lately! 🤗

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