The novel “The Forgotten Daughter” by Joanna Goodman is set in 1992 during a time when Quebec’s fight for independence is being renewed. The main character, Véronique Fortin, is the daughter of a radical separatist who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970. Despite this, Véronique has embraced her father’s cause and is actively fighting for Quebec’s independence. However, her beliefs are challenged when she falls in love with James Phénix, a journalist of French Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. The story follows Véronique’s struggle to reconcile her love for James with her commitment to her father’s cause.

• The Forgotten Daughter

• The Triumphant Story of Two Women Divided by Their Past, but United by Friendship – Inspired by True Events
• By: Joanna Goodman
• Narrated by: Esther Thibault

For fans of Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Home for Unwanted Girls, is another story of love and friendship that is easy to hear, telling the lives of two people. Women look back at their past and the choices that will determine their future.

Divided by their past, united by love.

1992: French-Canadian factions resume Quebec’s fight for independence, and the beautiful, wild Véronique Fortin, the daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a politician famous politician in 1970, supported her father’s cause. So it came as a surprise when she fell in love with James Phénix, a French-Canadian journalist who opposed Quebec separatism.

Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate an unending struggle between love and morality. At the same time, James’ sister Elodie Phénix, one of the Duplessis orphans, joins a coalition demanding justice and restitution for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebec’s orphanages converted into a mental hospital, an act of political cruelty by Premier Maurice. Duplessis has affected 5,000 children.

Véronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for punishment, reliving the trauma, while Elodie becomes a sister to Véronique, who continues to struggle with the family legacy Miss.

The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, family bonding, and perseverance in the face of injustice. As each character is pushed to the moral edge, they will discover exactly what boundaries they will cross—and how far they will go for what they believe in.

This is actually the second book. The book before reading this, is The Unwanted Children. Interesting and very good!

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