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  • The Orphan's Island

  • Amherst Island, Book 1
  • By: Kate Hewitt
  • Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
  • Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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The Orphan's Island

By: Kate Hewitt
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
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1904: Ellen Copley is still a child when she leaves behind the sooty rail yards of Glasgow and crosses the Atlantic Ocean with a heart full of dreams. Yet within weeks of their arrival in America, her father has disappeared - leaving Ellen with resentful relatives, feeling alone and scared for her future.

But then her kind Aunt Rose invites Ellen to stay with her large family in their rambling house on beautiful Amherst Island, which nestles like a jewel in the blue waters of Lake Ontario.

There Ellen finally begins to find the love and acceptance she has long been craving - both from Aunt Rose’s boisterous family and from the boys next door, Jed and Lucas Lyman. It’s Jed she’s drawn to...the one with the twinkling eyes, who teases her, and laughs with her, and soon steals her heart....

But does Jed love her back? Because - even though Amherst Island feels like home - Ellen knows she can’t stay there with a broken heart....

This is the first book in the unmissable Amherst Island Trilogy that follows the life and love of Ellen Copley from the magic of Lake Ontario to the bloody battlefields of the First World War and beyond. Perfect for fans of The Oceans Between Us, The Orphan Sisters, and My Name is Eva.

Previously published as Down Jasper Lane.

©2020 Kate Hewitt (P)2020 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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Held my interest thru most of book, but slow in parts that I found a bit boring. I am more of a intriguing mystery or informable facts on my interests.

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Smooth read

It was like reading in a gentle breeze being a witness to the growth of a girl into a woman with hope set before her.

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A Perfect Read!!!

Kate Hewitt is a favorite author for what I love to read. I love her writing style. She keeps you entertained from beginning to end, book after book. This book was especially heartfelt. I don't usually cry, but this book pulled the tears right out of me in several places. I can't wait to start the next book in this series! Kate writes with such touching emotions that it's hard to put the book down. I listen to books as I work. It makes my work hours go by quickly. I so enjoy it! There are a few authors that write so well that I can pick out a book and not worry if its going to be good. I know all their books make me excited to read them!!! Kate Hewitt is a master storyteller!

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