Orphan Train Disaster, Rachel Wesson
Orphan Train Disaster, Rachel Wesson
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Orphan Train Disaster

Author: Rachel Wesson

Narrator: Ruth Urquhart

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020


Synopsis

It's 1911, and Lily's plans for her factory are not progressing as fast as she would like. Maria, her sister Rosa, and friend Leonie are still working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Maria and Conrad have agreed it's pointless finding new jobs when they will soon be joining Lily's factory. Rosa can think of nothing but her upcoming marriage, and Leonie worries how she is going to look after her four siblings when their mother falls very ill.

Frieda is fighting barriers at the hospital. It seems some doctors believe being female and becoming a doctor are not compatible despite her achieving high marks in the recent exams. Will she be allowed to qualify or have her dreams come to a standstill?

After Alice's experience, Lily is having major doubts about sending children on the orphan trains. But when a major disaster happens, does she have any choice?

About Rachel Wesson

Rachel Wesson is the author of the Hearts on the Rails series, the Clover Springs Mail Order Brides series, and the Trails of the Heart books. When she is not writing, Rachel likes to spend her time reading and playing with her three kids. She lives in Dublin, Ireland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Patricia on January 23, 2021

I found it disappointing I’m six books into the series and thought I was accustomed to the author’s abrupt conclusions to parts of the story. Lily’s husband Charlie has been mentioned constantly through the series. The fact that the character probably actually has 12 lines in the entire series in mi......more

Goodreads review by Beth on March 29, 2022

This is, so far, the last book in the "Hearts on the Rails" series. Let's meet Leonie. She's 15 years old, and the only wage earner. Her mother is sick. Patrick and Frieda stop in once in a while to visit and give Leonie's mom pro-bono care. They haven't visited lately; things have been busy. The sic......more

Goodreads review by Diane on January 31, 2022

Tragic but brilliant! Audio Version - This was the final book in the series of 6 which I listened to back to back. I loved every single minute. It really is such a great series with each book getting better and better. Extremely well written and the audio narration was superb. Each story had its own......more

Goodreads review by D. Jane Akins on November 21, 2022

which of her books do I read next since I’ve finished this series The whole series is good. I may have to read them again, one after the other since there were gaps in time when reading them as they came out. I’m sure I would like reading them again. I think I knew about the fire but this book really......more

Goodreads review by Tracy M on August 08, 2022

We’re farther away from the trains now. And 20+ years into the friendship of Lily and her once child rescues - now grown adults. Talk of her “ideas for a factory” don’t hold much for details other than the men are lazy and won’t take direction from a woman. With the apparent building of a orphanage......more