

The Scavenger's Daughters
Author: Kay Bratt
Narrator: Will Damron
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/13/2013
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women
Author: Kay Bratt
Narrator: Will Damron
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/13/2013
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women
Kay Bratt is a child advocate and author of the books Train to Nowhere, Chasing China, The Bridge, A Thread Unbroken, and the acclaimed memoir of the years she spent working in Chinese orphanages, Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage. She has actively volunteered for several nonprofit organizations, including An Orphan’s Wish (AOW) and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for abused and neglected children. In China, she was honored with the Pride of the City award for humanitarian work. After living in China for several years, Bratt now resides in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina, with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat.
The concept of this book is extremely interesting, and perhaps in the hands of an author with a more thorough attention to developing complex characters, plots, conflicts, and details about place it might have been a riveting novel. I just don't think that's a possibility with this writer. Yes, it i......more
This is a story full of morals and lessons, each one will touch a spot on your heart. It begins with a boy...imprisoned, beaten, harmed, all because of his family background. All it takes is one act of kindness to change this boy's life and that of dozens of people. For when someone shows him this ac......more
A heartfelt, authentic look at a scavenger in post-Maoist China, and the love he and his wife extend to the host of abandoned girls who become their daughters. As an adoptive mother, this novel—inspired by a true story—struck me deep. Highly, wholeheartedly recommended.......more
“The Scavenger’s Daughters is the kind of novel I’d love to write, but never could. Simply told but beautifully rendered, the reader is swiftly transported into the hearts and lives of a Chinese family after the Cultural Revolution. Powerful and poignant, this story captures the heart of humanity. This is the kind of book that will get shared by friends and chosen by book clubs. A phenomenal story of life and love.” —Karen McQuestion, bestselling author of The Long Way Home