In addition to the romance and fascinating historical details, there is a bit of a suspenseful thread. Her tender heart struggled with letting go, and I really connected to that aspect of the story. I was especially struck by the depth of emotion that Marianne’s character portrays, as she struggles with letting go of the orphans that she comes to care for. Their interactions are sweet and endearing. His charm has allowed him to hide his secrets, but, of course, Marianne has a way of getting past it all. Andrew Brady, the Society’s other placing agent, is also dealing with a past mistake that has come to define him. Despite her youth, she has come through some tough times and wants to make up for her past mistakes. Marianne Neumann made some bad choices in book one, however, in this story, she has grown up and is determined to prove her worth as an employee of Children’s Aid Society. However, in this novel, the focus is entirely on the experience of the orphans and the placing agents sent with them as they are adopted at the different stops along the journey. Readers of the first book will remember that details about the orphans were a bit sparse, because it was based on a different aspect of the same organization, helping women find employment.
However, in this novel, the focus is entirely on the experience of the orphans and the placing agents Hedlund is known for the wonderful romantic threads within her stories, and while that thread is certainly present here, the historical details about the orphan train are where Together Forever truly shines. Hedlund is known for the wonderful romantic threads within her stories, and while that thread is certainly present here, the historical details about the orphan train are where Together Forever truly shines. until a shocking tragedy threatens to upend all their work and change one of their lives forever.more Underneath his charm and handsome looks, though, seems to linger a grief that won't go away-and a secret from his past that he keeps hidden.Īs the two team up, placing orphans in the small railroad towns of Illinois, they find themselves growing ever closer. She not only hopes to offer children a better life, but prays she'll be able to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train so they can finally be reunited.Īndrew Brady, her fellow agent on her first placing-out trip, is a former schoolteacher who has an easy way with children, firm but tender and friendly. She not only hopes to offer children a better life, but prays she'll be able to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train so they can finally be re Will the mistakes of their past cost them a chance at love?ĭetermined to find her lost younger sister, Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in 1858 New York.
Will the mistakes of their past cost them a chance at love? Determined to find her lost younger sister, Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in 1858 New York.
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