Gritty, heartrending and unputdownable - the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II. Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when
their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband,
she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be
decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are
Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.
What readers are saying about THE THROWAWAY CHILDREN: '
I haven't felt so immersed in a book in a very long time and have recommended to just about everyone' '
Heart wrenching' 'A
truly powerful book'
The story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War 2.About the AuthorDiney Costeloe is the bestselling author of THE THROWAWAY CHILDREN, THE RUNAWAY FAMILY, THE LOST SOLDIER, THE SISTERS OF ST CROIX and THE GIRL WITH NO NAME. She divides her time between Somerset and West Cork.
ReviewsThe story is a compelling one and as a consequence, the book is very hard to put down... many a reader will inevitably find themselves heckling the characters from the sidelines, encouraging the good guys and booing the baddies' * The Bookbag *
Enlightening, compelling and emotional * Living North *
Book InformationISBN 9781784970031
Author Diney CosteloeFormat Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Head of ZeusPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC