The Orphan House

"1934: Connie Burroughs loves living in the orphanage that her father runs in the English countryside. But everything changes the day she sees him carrying a newborn baby that he says he found near the broken front gate. A baby she recognizes ... Present Day: Arriving at her father's beloved cottage beside the Thames, Sarah Jennings is hoping for peace and quiet, and an escape from her difficult divorce. But when she finds her father unwell and poring over boxes of files on the orphanage where he was abandoned as a child, she decides to investigate his elusive past herself. The only person left alive who lived at Cedar Hall when Sarah's father was there is Connie Burroughs, but Connie sits quietly in her nursing home for a reason"--

About the author

Ann is the author of several historical novels about WWII. She has a Law degree and works full time as a lawyer. Since her early twenties she has spent as much time as possible travelling in the region. She's married with three sons and lives in Surrey.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Bennett, Ann Bennett
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781538707517
• ISBN: 978-1-5387-0751-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 201 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, FICTION / Romance / General, Sagas, FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, Family life fiction, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General