The Orphans on the Train: Gripping historical WW2 fiction perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, inspired by true events
Gill Thompson
Oct 2023 · Review · Narrated by Sarah Barron
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A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two orphaned girls and the woman who becomes a surrogate mother to them, only to be separated in the most heart-wrenching way.
Two orphaned girls become found family amidst the horrors of WWII in a gripping and heart-wrenching tale of friendship, loss and survival against the odds which sweeps the reader across wartime Europe to Budapest from the mountains of Scotland.
Inspired by true events and perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz, from the author of The Child on Platform One and The Lighthouse Sisters.
Listeners LOVE Gill Thompson's moving and heart-wrenching novels:
'The characters and their moving stories will haunt you long after you finish the last page' Shirley Dickson
'A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes
'A heartrending story' Jane Corry
'A mother's loss and a son's courage . . . A heartrending story that spans the world' Diney Costeloe
(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Two orphaned girls become found family amidst the horrors of WWII in a gripping and heart-wrenching tale of friendship, loss and survival against the odds which sweeps the reader across wartime Europe to Budapest from the mountains of Scotland.
Inspired by true events and perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz, from the author of The Child on Platform One and The Lighthouse Sisters.
Listeners LOVE Gill Thompson's moving and heart-wrenching novels:
'The characters and their moving stories will haunt you long after you finish the last page' Shirley Dickson
'A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes
'A heartrending story' Jane Corry
'A mother's loss and a son's courage . . . A heartrending story that spans the world' Diney Costeloe
(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
About the author
Gill Thompson is an English lecturer who completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University. Her novels THE OCEANS BETWEEN US and THE CHILD ON PLATFORM ONE were both digital bestsellers and have been highly acclaimed. She lives with her family in West Sussex and teaches English to college students.
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