#BlogTour: The Orphanage Girls Reunited by Mary Wood @Authormary @panmacmillan @RandomTTours #TheOrphanageGirlsReunited #MaryWood #RandomThingsTours #FiveStars

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Book Synopsis:

The Orphanage Girls reunite in the second installment of a moving saga series about an orphanage in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood.

Ellen
Abandoned by her father for the second time, left scarred from the orphanage, Ellen finally finds happiness and hope – reunited with her long-lost gran. But it cannot compensate for being torn apart from her beloved friends Ruth and Amy. When a devastating encounter leaves Ellen broken and desperate, she is forced to fight her past demons.

Ruth
Ruth has found peace, building a new life as an actress surrounded by new friends. But still, she longs to be with Ellen and Amy after everything they endured together in the orphanage. Amy was shipped to Canada with hundreds of other orphans, what hope have they of finding her?
One wish comes true when Ruth’s acting career leads her to Ellen. No sooner has the dust settled, war is on the horizon. Friendship locked them into each other’s her hearts forever.

Will they find Amy? Can The Orphanage Girls ever unite?

My Review:

I’m a huge fan of this author and always look forward to another book from her. This was another gritty, emotional and heartwarming read that I really enjoyed.

Firstly I really liked The Orphanage Girls and had been hoping for a sequel as I wanted to find out what happened to them. It was great to see where life has taken them and to see that their wonderful relationship had managed to endure their separation. The two girls are incredibly close and I loved reading about how they support each other in difficult times.

The story is told from the point of view of Ellen and Ruth which I liked as it was good to get to know more about the girls. Although I did enjoy Ruth’s story it was Ellen’s story that I found most intriguing. Not much was known about mental health problems in the early 1900’s and I found it heartbreaking to see Ellen struggle. Some of societies attitudes towards Ellen was hard to read about and I found myself feeling very grateful that things have improved.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and hope there is more to come in this fantastic series. The author has clearly done her research and I felt completely transported to prewar London, experiencing everything alongside the girls. This is quite a gritty read as the author doesn’t sugar coat what it would have been like for the girls and there were moments I cried and moments that I celebrated with them. I can’t wait to read more from this author!

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Pan Macmillan for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Born in Maidstone, Kent, in 1945, the thirteenth child of fifteen children, Mary’s family settled in Leicestershire after the war ended.

Mary married young and now, after 54 years of happy marriage, four children, 12 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, Mary and her husband live in Blackpool, United Kingdom during the summer and Spain during the winter – a place that Mary calls, ‘her writing retreat’.

After many jobs from cleaning to catering, all chosen to fit in with bringing up her family, and boost the family money-pot, Mary ended her 9 – 5 working days as a Probation Service Officer, a job that showed her another side to life, and which influences her writing, bringing a realism and grittiness to her novels

Mary first put pen to paper, in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2010 that she finally found some success by self-publishing on kindle.

Being spotted by an editor at Pan Macmillan in 2013, finally saw Mary reach her publishing dream.

When not writing, Mary enjoys family time, reading, eating out, and gardening. One of her favourite pastimes is interacting with her readers on her Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/HistoricalNovels

And on her web page: http://www.authormarywood.com

She is also on Twitter: @Authormary

Mary welcomes all contact with her readers and feedback on her work.

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72 thoughts on “#BlogTour: The Orphanage Girls Reunited by Mary Wood @Authormary @panmacmillan @RandomTTours #TheOrphanageGirlsReunited #MaryWood #RandomThingsTours #FiveStars”

  2. Thank you so much for this wonderful review, you have made my heart sing with how your review showcase the characters and the era and how you have engaged with them – an author’s dream. And thank you for all the hard work you put in on behalf of me and all authors, we really appreciate you wonderful bloggers, much love, Mary x

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  4. I have followed Mary Wood since the very beginning and love all her books. She is so creative in her stories and they just get better and better. Mary is also a lovely people-person who relishes in meeting her readers both face to face and online. Keep them coming Mary! x

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  7. Thank you so much for this wonderful review. I am honoured to be hosted by you again. Your words made my heart sing.
    I am starting my competitions today – publication day, and your blog is the first one. I hope you receive lots of traffic, take care, much love, Mary xxx

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  27. After reading The Orphanage Girls, I can’t wait to get started on this one, and the next! Lovely review which just makes you want to get out there and get a copy.

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  34. I’ve read every book written by this wonderful author Mary.
    I’ve just started reading this new book and I’m sure I’ll be hooked on this one as well following the girls that met in the orphanage.
    I don’t know how she have the time or energy to write and keep us engrossed in her saga’s.

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  35. Thank you, a great review – I agree that Mary doesn’t sugar-coat what times were like and how tough it was for some poor souls, it’s another reason why I enjoy Mary’s books. The characters and scenes feel so real.
    I’m really looking forward to reading it xx

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  36. Excellent author – always guaranteed a good read with strong characters and “true to the times” storylines. Having read the others in this series – very much looking forward to the new one coming out. @Authormary

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  37. Brilliant author – always guaranteed a good read with strong characters and true to life storylines. Having read the others in this series really looking forward to the latest and of course any future books written under this name and Maggie Mason too

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