{"product_id":"forgotten-daughter-book-joanna-goodman-9780062998316","title":"The Forgotten Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Jojo Moyes, from the bestselling author of The\u003cbr\u003e Home for Unwanted Girls, comes another compulsively readable story\u003cbr\u003e of love and friendship, following the lives of two women reckoning with their\u003cbr\u003e pasts and the choices that will define their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided by their\u003cbr\u003e past, united by love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1992:\u003cbr\u003e French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence, and wild,\u003cbr\u003e beautiful Véronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of\u003cbr\u003e kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her\u003cbr\u003e father's cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phénix, a\u003cbr\u003e journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their\u003cbr\u003e love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate a constant\u003cbr\u003e struggle between love and morals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt\u003cbr\u003e the same time, James's older sister, Elodie Phénix, one of the Duplessis Orphans,\u003cbr\u003e becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their\u003cbr\u003e suffering in the 1950s when Quebec's orphanages were converted to mental\u003cbr\u003e hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected\u003cbr\u003e 5,000 children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eVéronique\u003cbr\u003e is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving\u003cbr\u003e her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Véronique, who\u003cbr\u003e continues to struggle with her family's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003e Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love,\u003cbr\u003e familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. As each character is\u003cbr\u003e pushed to their moral brink, they will discover exactly which lines they'll\u003cbr\u003e cross--and just how far they'll go for what they believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49522442469649,"sku":"GOR011843809","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49655034052881,"sku":"GOR012847802","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49726082515217,"sku":"CIN0062998315G","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50146946122001,"sku":"CIN0062998315VG","price":4.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50343708098833,"sku":"CIN0062998315A","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53152913260817,"sku":"GOR012265946","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062998315.jpg?v=1750908250","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/forgotten-daughter-book-joanna-goodman-9780062998316","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}