The Orphan's Daughter

By: Sandy Taylor

Narrated by: Aoife McMahon

A heart-wrenching story of love, loss and the power of friendship during unimaginable hardship.

Ireland, 1924. For 13-year-old Nora Doyle every day is a fight for survival in Ballybun, the rural Irish village she calls home. Each night, as she feels the cold wind blowing through the cracks of her family’s cramped cottage, Nora longs to escape the poverty surrounding her and find her place in the world.

When she meets Edward, from the grand house that looms over her tiny village, she feels an unlikely kinship that is impossible to explain, and as she grows from an impulsive child into a beautiful woman, Nora spends every moment she can with him. But Edward holds the key to a devastating truth about Nora’s own family that will change her life forever, leading Nora away from the village, to the bright, dazzling lights of Dublin and the charming baker Joe Lynch.

But sorrow is never far away for an Irish village girl, and when tragedy strikes, Nora must return to Ballybun and face up to the truth that drove her away. There, she faces an impossible choice. Can she deny her roots, or will she always be the girl from Paradise Alley?

©2020 Sandy Taylor (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing

The beauty of the characters. They seemed so real as if they were speaking to me personally.

I loved the story line. It kept my interest throughout the book, and I found that was always thinking of the outcome of the characters

outstanding

loved this book, follow your heart..loved the wisdom of the grandfather..highly recommend this audio book....

Love and heartaches the human way.

Love and heartaches are part of our lives and Sandy Taylor pulls love into you with truth of heart and soul. Thank you.

A healing book

Though this isn’t considered a sequel to THE LITTLE ORPHAN GIRL, it is written as one. Nora had two siblings who had interesting birth stories, but no one talked of her birth. When she was 13, her mother took her to England and explained her story which changed the trajectory of her life. Though she had made good friends of a boy in the big house, she left for England to work. Through tragedy, Nora sorts out what is important and fights for her best life. This is partially a healing book dealing with death. Lovely characters-both family and friends. Perfect

Delightful!

My teenage daughters and I loved this story! The Reader was just excellent! I am giving the story 4 stars because even thought it is a beautiful one certain characters constantly exclaim "Jesus!" I prefer not to here my Lord's name use like that repeatedly all throughout. Overall we enjoyed it very much.