{"product_id":"the-throwaway-children-paperback","title":"The Throwaway Children: A Gripping and Emotional Historical Novel by Bestselling Author Diney Costeloe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiney Costeloe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGritty, heartrending and unputdownable - the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when \u003cb\u003etheir widowed mother marries a violent bully\u003c\/b\u003e called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, \u003cb\u003eshe is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage\u003c\/b\u003e - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd it is not long before the powers that be \u003cb\u003edecide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia\u003c\/b\u003e. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are \u003cb\u003eRita and Rosie, the throwaway children\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eTHE THROWAWAY CHILDREN\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI haven't felt so immersed in a book in a very long time\u003c\/b\u003e and have recommended to just about everyone' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeart wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etruly powerful\u003c\/b\u003e book'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiney Costeloe is the bestselling author of THE THROWAWAY CHILDREN, THE RUNAWAY FAMILY, THE LOST SOLDIER, THE SISTERS OF ST CROIX and THE GIRL WITH NO NAME. She divides her time between Somerset and West Cork.\u003cbr\u003eDiney Costeloe is the bestselling author of THE THROWAWAY CHILDREN, THE RUNAWAY FAMILY, THE LOST SOLDIER, THE SISTERS OF ST CROIX and THE GIRL WITH NO NAME. She divides her time between Somerset and West Cork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165770518663,"sku":"9781784970031","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7af353a7249e120401dd4053e616861c.webp?v=1733316035","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-throwaway-children-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}