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Orphaned in a tenement fire, eight-year-old Maelle Gallagher suddenly becomes responsible for her younger brother Mattie and baby sister Molly. Despite her desperate attempts to keep her siblings together, the three are forced on an orphan-train where they are taken to Missouri and separated by adoption. Maelle vows she will find Mattie and Molly someday. They will know each other by their “ties to home”: a family photograph, a packet of their parent’s letters, and the family bible, which Maelle divides among the three of them. But seventeen years later Maelle is still searching. Will she ever be reunited with her brother and sister? MY HEART REMEMBERS is Kim Vogel Sawyer’s best book to date. This wonderful journey rich in the almost forgotten history of the orphan trains is both heart wrenching and inspiring. In a lyrical style, the story of these three Irish-immigrant children unfolds, giving readers a glimpse into each of their points of view. Siblings by birth, they nonetheless have very different experiences that have brought them to adulthood. Maelle is now a traveling photographer having learned the trade from the mentor that took her under his wing. Molly has lived the life of privilege until her adopted parents’ tragic death turns her world upside down. And Mattie has spent his life as a drifter after his troubled upbringing, moving from ranch to ranch, still hoping that one day he’ll find a place to call home. MY HEART REMEMBERS is the beautiful tale of these three siblings finding their way back to each other. It is not of their own doing, but that of God’s intricate plan, which reunites them for a cause greater than themselves—to help get orphaned children off the streets and away from people who seek to take advantage of them through horrible child labor practices. MY HEART REMEMBERS reminds readers that God answers our deepest desires in His time. Don’t miss out on this inspiring and uplifting story! Reviewed by Cindy |
MY HEART REMEMBERS
Posted June 2008 |
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