The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright
Based on a remarkable true storySeven-year-old Chellamuthu s life and his destiny is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for Homeless Children. His family is desperate to find him, and Chellamuthu anxiously tells the Indian orphanage that he is not an orphan, he has a mother who loves him. But he is told not to worry, he will soon be adopted by a loving family in America.
Chellamuthu is suddenly surrounded by a foreign land and a foreign language. He can t tell people that he already has a family and becomes consumed by a single, impossible question: How do I get home?But after more than a decade, homebecomes a much more complicated idea as the Indian boy eventually sheds his past and receives a new name: Taj Khyber Rowland.
It isn t until Taj meets an Indian family who helps him rediscover his roots, as well as marrying Priya, his wife, who helps him unveil the secrets of his past, that he begins to discover the truth he has all but forgotten. Taj is determined to return to India and begin the quest to find his birth family. But is it too late? Is it possible that his birth mother is still looking for him? And which family does he belong to now?
From the best-selling author ofThe Rent Collector, this is a deeply moving and gripping journey about discovering one s self and the unbreakable family bonds that connect us forever.
Letters for Emily, by Camron Wright, is an worldwide bestseller. It was a winner of the Readers' Choice Award, as well as a Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild pick. He has a master's degree in public relations and writing. Camron and his wife, Alicyn, live in Utah. They have four children together.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781629723327 |
| ISBN 10 | 1629723320 |
| Title | The Orphan Keeper |
| Author | Camron Wright |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shadow Mountain |
| Year published | 2017-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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