Book description
In this memoir the author provides an account of orphanhood, and in a series of essays, examines the role and meaning of orphanhood in literature, history, and culture
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In this engaging book, Eileen Simpson, herself orphaned at by age seven, offers both memoir and essays on the concept of orphanhood in history, culture, and society.
Of particular interest to me were the discussions of orphans in popular culture – such as Jane Eyre and Little Orphan Annie – and why orphanhood offers timeless intrigue into a universal human condition that at once represents both loss and possibility.
From Marlene's list on orphans and orphanages for children and adults.
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