The Lost Girls of Willowbrook, Ellen Marie Wiseman
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook, Ellen Marie Wiseman
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The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

Author: Ellen Marie Wiseman

Narrator: Morgan Hallett

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/30/2022


Synopsis

In this powerful novel of survival and resilience, New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman takes readers on a gripping, emotional journey as one brave young woman’s search for the truth about her sister leads her to an infamous institution called Willowbrook …

Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary—awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears—seemed to need more protection from the world.

Six years after Rosemary’s death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage’s stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that
Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn’t die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing.

Sage knows little about Willowbrook. It’s always been a place shrouded by rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly
believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could imagined …

About Ellen Marie Wiseman

Ellen Marie Wiseman is the author of the novels The Plum Tree and What She Left Behind. Born and raised in Three Mile Bay, a tiny hamlet in northern New York, Ellen now lives on the shores of Lake Ontario with her husband, two spoiled shih-tzus, and a rescued yellow Lab. She loves to cook, travel, garden, watch movies, and spend time with her children and grandchildren.


Reviews

Is it me or is it this story? It’s shocking the treatment used on those who had mental illness. Shocking more the fact this took place in the early 70’s. I don’t doubt the reality of this one- the abuse -physical, mental, emotional. What didn’t work for me was the simplistic nature of the writing and......more

In a Nutshell:So, so disappointing! I expected an exposé, which is partly present and mostly accurate. What I didn’t expect was that exposé to be so badly penned. Repetitive writing, poorly developed characters, silly plotting. This is an outlier review. Story Synopsis: 1971. Staten Island. Sixteen-y......more