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The Forgotten Daughter

By: Renita D'Silva
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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"You were adopted." These three simple words, in a letter accompanying her parents' will, tear Nisha's carefully ordered world apart. Raised in England by her caring but emotionally reserved parents, Nisha has never been one to take risks. Now, with the scrawled address of an Indian convent, she begins a search for the mother and family she never knew and the awakening of long forgotten childhood memories. The secrets, culture, and people that Nisha discover will change her life forever. And, as her eyes are opened to a side of herself she didn't know existed, Nisha realizes that she must also seek answers to the hardest question of all-why?

Weaving together the stories of Nisha, Shilpa, and Devi, The Forgotten Daughter explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional themes of motherhood, loss, and identity - ultimately asking the question, what would you do out of love for your children?

©2013 Renita D’Silva (P)2015 Tantor Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Emotions

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I loved the way this book was written. It wasn’t so thought provoking. The description of the life of a woman’s love for her husband and family was beautiful. Then the story of the daughters was gripping. All I can say is it is the very best book I have listened to in a very long time.

Such brilliant descriptive writing

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I really enjoyed this book,not quite as gripping as Renita’s other books I’ve listened to (A daughter’s secret is my fave,reminiscent of Santa Montefiore’s writing I thought)but nevertheless a great listen

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I loved this book, such beautiful characters in such awful but realistic situations. I loved that we followed the journey of three women on their voyage of life, decisions and discovery. I will be reading more by Renita.

Beautiful and heartbreaking

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I loved this book! I can't believe it was free on Audible. loved how the stories weaved together. at first I was not convinced that I will like the book, soon I was hooked. loved the accents. don't think twice and enjoy!

amazing, moving story

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Good enough story subject reasonably narrated. I found the endless,endless descriptions of everything tedious and boring especially toward the end of the book. Nesha's sudden ability to remember everything that she had forgotten prior to adoption (with vivid accuracy) was a bit unrealistic, I was also wondering who was funding the hospital bed if ma was so poverty stricken. The recipes are good I tried a couple.

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