The Forgotten Daughter: The triumphant story of two women divided by their past, but united by friendship--inspired by true events

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 Véronique 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 Phénix, 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 Phénix, 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. Véronique Is The Only Person Elodie Can Rely On As She Fights For Retribution, Reliving Her Trauma, While Elodie Becomes A Sisterly Presence For Véronique, 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. "1992. Montreal, Quebec, 60 miles from the US border. Canada is in danger of splintering as French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence from Canada. Wild and beautiful Véronique Fortin, daughter of a radical French- Canadian separatist who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, shares her father's cause. She harbors no moral quandaries about flouting laws against smuggling, thievery, or terror to achieve political goals. So it is a surprise to everyone when she falls for James Phénix, a fluently bi-lingual journalist of French-Canadian heritage, inhabits both worlds comfortably, and opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is politically charged and they lie in a constant struggle between love and morals. At the same time, James's older sister Elodie Phénix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950's when Quebec's orphanages were converted to mental hospitals. This heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis affected 5000 children in the province. Two decades later they still struggle to bind their wounds. Elodie and Véronique are kindred spirits, both constrained by their pasts, but desperate to move forward, and the two become friends on their parallel journeys. And Véronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she slowly wades into the fight for retribution, reliving all her trauma along the way, and her familial relationships begin to strain. The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. And as each character is pushed to their moral brink, the will discover exactly which lines they'll cross-and just how far they'll go for what they believe in"-- Provided by publisher From the author of the bestsellingnovel The Home for Unwanted Girls , comes another compulsively readable story of love and suspense, following the lives of two women reckoning with their pasts and the choices that will define their futures. 1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebecs fight to gain independence, and wild, beautiful Vronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her fathers cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phnix, 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, Jamess older sister, Elodie Phnix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebecs orphanages were converted to mental hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected 5,000 children. Vronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Vronique, who continues to struggle with her familys 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 theyll crossand just how far theyll go for what they believe in. 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 Pheonix, 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 Pheonix, 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. 1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence. Véronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her father's cause. Then she falls for James Phénix, a journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent. His sister, Elodie Phénix, 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. Véronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Véronique, who continues to struggle with her family's legacy. -- adapted from jacket In 1992, an assassin's daughter fights for Quebec's independence at the side of the man she loves, a separatist-opposing journalist whose sister, one of the Duplessis orphans--thousands of children falsely certified as mentally ill in the 1950s and 1960s by the provincial government--joins a reparations coalition Canada, 1992. Elodie is in de jaren '50 opgegroeid in een weeshuis en strijdt voor gerechtigheid, Veronique is de dochter van een radicale separist en geliefde van de broer van Elodie. 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