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Mercy Train (2011)

by Rae Meadows(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1250009189 (ISBN13: 9781250009180)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: An interestingly constructed novel about three generations of women. Sam just had a baby and is trying to deal with not losing herself and her previous interests now that she is a mother. Her mother, Iris, is dying of cancer. Iris's mother, Violet, was 11 when she left New York City on the "mercy train", which took orphans to states like Wisconsin and Illinois to find new families. The book had alternating chapters about each of the three women. It was a study of motherhood.
review 2: This was a quick read and I enjoyed it very much. The story moves back and forth between the lives of four women (Lilibet, Violet, Iris and Samantha). It's a lovely story of mothers and daughters and how they relate to each other.The book follows Violet, whose destitute, opium a... moreddicted mother sends her away on an orphan train around the turn of the century. Many years later, her granddaughter delves into an old wooden box full of Violet's recipes, keepsakes, and letters ... and uncovers the past. less

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