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The Girls with No Names
Written by Serena Burdick
Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Nancy Peterson and Amy McFadden
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A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules.
Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elder sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone.
Effie suspects her father has sent Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation, and with no one to believe her story, Effie’s own escape seems impossible—unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine, Mable and Effie must rely on their tenuous friendship to survive.
Home for Unwanted Girls meets The Dollhouse in this atmospheric, heartwarming story that explores not only the historical House of Mercy, but the lives—and secrets—of the girls who stayed there.
“Burdick has spun a cautionary tale of struggle and survival, love and family — and above all, the strength of the heart, no matter how broken.” — New York Times Book Review
“Burdick reveals the perils of being a woman in 1913 and exposes the truths of their varying social circles.” — Chicago Tribune
A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules.
Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elder sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone.
Effie suspects her father has sent Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation, and with no one to believe her story, Effie’s own escape seems impossible—unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine, Mable and Effie must rely on their tenuous friendship to survive.
Home for Unwanted Girls meets The Dollhouse in this atmospheric, heartwarming story that explores not only the historical House of Mercy, but the lives—and secrets—of the girls who stayed there.
“Burdick has spun a cautionary tale of struggle and survival, love and family — and above all, the strength of the heart, no matter how broken.” — New York Times Book Review
“Burdick reveals the perils of being a woman in 1913 and exposes the truths of their varying social circles.” — Chicago Tribune
Author
Serena Burdick
Serena Burdick graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California before moving to New York City to pursue a degree in English Literature at Brooklyn College. Author of Girl In The Afternoon, she lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully written. So much courage and love and dedication was put in this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book truly made me think and feel. It won’t quickly be forgotten.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book enlighten me to the horrors of that time period and women’s lives when you were were poor.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a wonderful book. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but was thoroughly enthralled.
Women have come so far because of heroines as these, and I hope and pray that society does not strip them of the word WOMAN.
Excellent, excellent read.please keep the word woman what it always was intended to mean. Brave, courageous and beautiful. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great story. I love the character development of each one of the people in the story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Women in the early 20th century not born into privilege were seen to be dispensable. Stories like this remind us why they were not.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book about mercy house. The author did a good job of researching the era and culture. Characters were well developed.