The Home for War Orphans
Paris, 1940: Margot has spent most of her life at St Agnes’ Orphanage, caring for her little sister Lucie and the other war orphans while Sister Helen struggles to keep them safe. When the Nazis approach, the children must flee the city in a rickety truck bound for the countryside, and Margot clings to Lucie as she tries to shepherd the others toward safety.
Sister Helen arranges for a rich family to take Lucie, and Margot watches the gates close on the only home Lucie has known. Devastated, Lucie runs back toward the orphanage, and Margot faces an impossible choice: chase her sister or lead the remaining children to the French coast for a ship to America.
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Book details
- Series
- Orphans of St Agnes Book 1 of 3
- Publisher
- Bookouture
- Publication date
- June 11, 2025
- Print length
- 356 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781836184478
World War II & Holocaust + Genre Fiction + Historical
What to Know Before Reading The Home for War Orphans
The book opens on the rooftop and gates of St Agnes’ Orphanage in occupied Paris, with Margot caring for Lucie and the other children. Expect an urgent moral dilemma driven by family bonds and the danger posed by the Nazi advance. The narrative centers on immediate choices about escape, guardianship, and who can be trusted to protect children during wartime. The focus is on people, peril, and the logistics of fleeing toward the French coast and a possible ship to America.
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