The Forgotten Family

OMG what a truly wonderful book. With Beryl Matthews, you feel as if you are living the characters. I laughed and cried all through this excellent book. It is so sad to think that what the Bonner family went through would have been real in the years gone by. I am just so happy that Queenie could fina......more

An enjoyable book! I enjoyed reading this book. The book kept me guessing all the way through. A large, poor family of ten children and two parents fell onto hard times. The parent sold their youngest child who was only two and half years old girl to a wealthy lady who could not have any children. Th......more

A fairly believable and enjoyable book You can read a synopsis of the book in other locations so I will not repeat them here . Since this is not a favorite genre of mine , it was pleasantly surprising to find it so enjoyable . The premise may seem a little far-fetched but still manages to be fairly b......more

Great read Such a great read and loved the story line. In all the books,I’ve read in 65 yrs I’ve never come across a story line where a child is sold,grows up with wonderful parents and then with their support found her first parents. It felt like you were living the story with Queenie and feel her hu......more

In 1890 in the slums of Whitechapel, little Queenie is sold to a wealthy family. She is the youngest of eight. She is given a new name by two loving parents and wants for nothing. Just before she turns 18, her adopted mother passes away, asking her husband to tell the young woman, now named Eleanor,......more