Orphan Train Escape

Name: Orphan Train Escape
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Rachel Wesson
ISBN: 9781977347800

Author: Rachel Wesson

Series: Hearts On The Rails #1

Narrator: Ruth Urquhart

Unabridged: 5 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/29/2019

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Bridget Collins is in dire straits—she needs to get out of New York, fast. With two young siblings under her wing, her options are limited.

Her priest sends her as an outplacement agent on the orphan trains that run from New York to out west.

With almost forty orphans under her care, she's relieved that fellow and more experienced outplacement agent Carl Watson, is there to guide her. But Carl is dealing with his own trauma and finds it difficult to handle the pain the orphans are dealing with.

Through tears and laughter, everyone on the orphan train has a lesson to teach about love, life, and loyalty. And Bridget finds a new, unexpected calling. Every child deserves a happy home and Bridget is determined to do whatever it takes to ensure that happens. No matter what the cost . . .

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 Valjean

I've read several books about the Orphan Train. This author has chosen to add romance to the story of which I didn't like. I felt it was out of place. The book was a bit fluffy for me.......more

Goodreads review by Bev

I had recently read another young adult book about the orphan trains and was interested enough I wanted to learn more. My local library didn't have the other series so I thought I would give this one a try. Set in America shortly before the beginning of the civil war it gives an interesting look at......more

Goodreads review by Ellie

What a heartbreaking, but such a sweet and inspiring story! At the turn of the century, New York is a divided city with mansions of the haves and the crowded and filthy tenement buildings of the have-nots. Women and immigrants have virtually no rights and have to rely on their employers’ goodwill. H......more