Historical Fiction Orphan Homes

Margot has spent most of her life at St Agnes' Orphanage with her little sister Lucie. She does her best to care for all the children, cradling them under the stars when Sister Helen can't get them to sleep. But she knows that when the Nazis reach the gates of Paris, the Jewish orphans will be in terrible danger. She must help them escape ... One night, Sister Helen tells Margot she has found a rich family to take Lucie in. But there will be no safety for the other children – unless Margot can lead them to the French coast for a ship destined for America.

Discover the emotional historical read from the Queen of Scottish Saga. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Val Wood ❤️ One woman’s determination to triumph against the odds Greenock, Scotland, 1916 Orphaned Elspeth Bremner longs to become a teacher, but her foster mother, Flora McDonald...

Who is Charlotte Mason? The Angel Orphan tells the true and inspiring story of the courageous young girl who changed the face of education in the United Kingdom and beyond. In this fictionalized biography, author Leah Boden brings to life the story of the intelligent young girl who grew to be an author and champion of education. Charlotte Marie Shaw Mason was born in Wales and raised as an only child in the north of England. Her family struggled, but she became a self-directed learner. Orphaned as a teenager, Charlotte had a lifelong struggle with illness. Yet Charlotte persevered.

When a frail elderly woman with tears in her fierce grey-blue eyes whispers “find my girl”, former detective Caitlin O’Shea can’t walk away. Aileen has spent a lifetime inside Ireland’s institutions, declared delusional by every doctor who ever treated her. But Aileen knows the truth...

From #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes an adventurous and heartrending novel about a young woman’s promise to look after two orphaned children aboard an Irish famine ship quarantined in 1847 Quebec, and her heroic efforts to honour that promise when they are separated. In the spring...