The Forgotten Daughter: The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, But United by Friendship--Inspired by True Events

Joanna Goodman

The Forgotten Daughter: The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, But United by Friendship--Inspired by True Events
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harper
Country
United States
Published
27 October 2020
Pages
416
ISBN
9780062998309

The Forgotten Daughter: The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, But United by Friendship–Inspired by True Events

Joanna Goodman

For fans of Jojo Moyes, from the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls, comes another compulsively readable story of love and friendship, following the lives of two women reckoning with their pasts and the choices that will define their futures.

Divided by their past, united by love.

1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebec’s fight to gain independence, and wild, beautiful Veronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her father’s cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phenix, a journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate a constant struggle between love and morals.

At the same time, James’s older sister, Elodie Phenix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebec’s orphanages were converted to mental hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected 5,000 children.

Veronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Veronique, who continues to struggle with her family’s legacy.

The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. As each character is pushed to their moral brink, they will discover exactly which lines they’ll cross–and just how far they’ll go for what they believe in.

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