THE ORPHAN WITH NO NAME

MY THOUGHTS:

With the war raging on across Europe, so many lives lost.  As the bombs flew across the dark night sky, no one on the ground was safe.  When one of the bombs hit the town many were injured and taken to a hospital.  Polly’s dad told her to run to the shelter and he would find her.  Polly woke up in the hospital and her injuries were severe.  She didn’t know who she was and the nurses named her Rosie Ward.  Because her family couldn’t be located the hospital transferred her to an orphanage in Scotland.  Rosie wonders if her family will ever find her.  She meets Alice Blakey and there is an immediate connection.  They decide to become make believe sisters.  Their only hope to survive this horrible time in their life is to stick together.  Will Rosie ever find her father again or is this the only life she will ever know?

The Orphan with No Name, written by author Shirley Dickson is a heart wrenching tale of family, new friends and survival.  This was a horrible time for people and the children suffered the most.  With many of them being separated from their families they lost all hope.  This story rips at your heartstrings and will leave you totally emotional.  You will definitely need Kleenex so keep the box close.  I enjoyed this story, even though parts were difficult to read, it gave me hope for Rosie and Alice.  I only wanted the best for them and was hopeful that they would finally get the one thing they wanted, family.  Dickson immediately pulls the reader into the book and makes it an unputdownable page turner.  Dickson is a phenomenal storyteller and I enjoy her books.  I highly recommend this exceptional historical fiction.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

DESCRIPTION:

THE ORPHAN WITH NO NAME
Author:  Shirley Dickson 
Publisher: Bookouture 
Publication Date: September 19, 2024
Pages: 415 
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England, 1942: ‘Will I ever find my mammy or daddy?’ She looks up, her bright blue eyes full of unshed tears, but the kind nurse gently says, ‘Sweetheart, if you can’t remember your own name, I don’t think you’ll ever find them…’

Waking up in a rickety hospital bed, the sweet ten-year-old girl with soft blonde hair and flushed cheeks is lucky to be alive. But all she can remember is the screech of the air raid siren. The nurses call her ‘Rosie’, and hope someone will save her. But no one does, and without a family, she is taken to Blakely Orphanage in Scotland under the supervision of the strict Miss Black.

The only glimmer of hope is her new friend Alice and the two lost girls decide to become make-believe sisters. They help each other through the long, hard hours with Miss Black standing over them as they work in silence, wondering if they will ever escape.

One day, Rosie watches a beautiful woman in a pretty dress and a tall, handsome man step through the gates. Her heart squeezes as she hopes they might be her mammy and daddy. But Rosie’s heart shatters when they take the hand of a little boy and leave the orphanage.

Slowly, Rosie begins to piece together the mystery of her past despite Alice telling her they don’t need any adults. But if she does find her mammy and daddy, will she remember them? And will she ever have a happy family again – or is there more heartache to come?

ABOUT SHIRLEY DICKSON

Shirley Dickson was born and grew up in the seaside town of South Shields. She left school at fifteen and can’t remember a time when she didn’t write. She entered her first short story competition in ‘School Friend’ when she was eleven. After Shirley retired from auxiliary nursing, she was able to devote her time to writing.

After living in various locations, she settled under the big skies of Northumberland and has lived with her husband in the same house for over forty years. Shirley has three daughters and four grandchildren and likes nothing better than family gatherings.

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