Ellen Marie Wiseman Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Set against the backdrop of a circus in 1931, the story follows Julia Blackwood, who, after inheriting her parents' estate, seeks to confront her troubled past. As she navigates her family's secrets, she discovers a hidden attic room and a collection of circus photos that unveil a mystery tied to her mother, Lilly, who was sold to the circus as a child. Julia's journey intertwines themes of memory, identity, and the quest for truth, leading her to uncover the dark history that shaped her family's legacy.

Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary-awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears-seemed to need more protection from the world. Six years after Rosemary's death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage's stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn't die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. Sage knows little about Willowbrook. It's always been a place shrouded by rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could imagined..

In 'De wezenmoeder' neemt Ellen Marie Wiseman de lezer mee naar het Philadelphia van 1918. De Spaanse Griep verspreidt zich in een razend tempo door de stad. Vooral in de achterbuurten waar veel immigrantengezinnen wonen, is het besmettingsrisico hoog. In een van de vele benauwde appartementen moet de dertienjarige Duitse Pia Lange na de dood van haar moeder in haar eentje voor haar twee babybroertjes zorgen. Als het eten op raakt, is ze gedwongen om hen alleen thuis achter te laten om op zoek te gaan naar voedsel in de afgesloten stad. Maar ook Pia blijkt besmet met het virus. Onderweg valt ze flauw, om pas dagen later wakker te worden in het ziekenhuis. Bernice Groves is in diepe rouw gedompeld na het overlijden van haar zoontje, en vervuld met verbittering: vanwege de immigranten die elkaar verdrongen bij het ziekenhuis, kon haar zoontje niet geholpen worden. Als ze Pia haar huis ziet verlaten, besluit ze impulsief om de jongetjes mee te nemen. Zo begint een sinistere missie: Bernice steelt steeds meer kinderen van immigrantengezinnen. Ze brengt ze onder bij Amerikaanse gezinnen die een kindje hebben verloren, zodat de kinderen zullen opgroeien als "echte Amerikanen'. Als Pia eindelijk terugkomt in het appartement, ontdekt ze dat haar broertjes verdwenen zijn. Een jarenlange zoektocht begint. Zal Pia haar broertjes ooit nog terugzien?

A family-friendly cookbook, introducing nutritious vegan recipes that will entice kids and their families to eat healthier food together

"As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village--young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps, and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience."--Back cover

État de New York, 1931. Depuis sa naissance, il y a neuf ans, jamais Lilly n'a vu la lumière du jour. Ce grenier de Blackwood Manor, l'élevage de chevaux, là-bas par la lucarne : voilà tout ce qu'elle connaît du monde. Bientôt, pourtant, elle en partira. Vendue par sa mère à des forains, c'est une nouvelle cage qui l'attend...Long Island, 1956. Julia elle aussi a fui la prison du Manoir. Elle en hérite aujourd'hui, avec ses mystères, ses tragédies et ses indicibles secrets

Izzy Stone struggles to solve the mysteries surrounding her mentally ill mother and discover a place to truly call home. Original.