Home for Unwanted Girls (Goodman) - Book Reviews

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[A] moving if at times predictable.… While the third-person perspective works well for Maggie’s character, it comes off as unrealistic and forced in chapters about the younger Elodie …. Still, Goodman writes with passion about a dark episode in Quebec’s recent past.
Publishers Weekly


Goodman was inspired in part by her mother's story for this novel set in 1950s Quebec.… [Her] solid historical novel highlights social conditions in Quebec… with complex characters and the conflict between the French and English handled realistically. —Melanie Kindrachuk, Stratford P.L., Ont.
Library Journal


A study of how love persists through the most trying of circumstances. Deep and meaningful, this novel captures the reader’s attention until they’re rewarded with a happy ending.
Booklist


[L]ittle-known injustices… [but] also a very personal story.… Characters who could have easily come across as types or cliches take on a great emotional depth.…The ending hits a perfect emotional note: bittersweet and honest, comforting and regretful.
Kirkus Reviews