The Life She Was Given Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Ellen Marie Wiseman
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
454

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman Book Summary

A GREAT GROUP READS Selection of the Women’s National Book Association and National Reading Group Month 

A GOODREADS Best of the Month Selection
 
“A powerful, poignant novel.”
—In Touch, Grade A
 
From the internationally bestselling author of The Orphan Collector comes a beautifully written and moving tale of family secrets and the importance of a mother’s love—and how it can shape a life—even in the most shocking ways. A painful saga of strength and reinvention perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Lisa Wingate—set in two different times, as two young women come of age and uncover the mysteries of their families, and find their own ways in the world…
 
On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn’t allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She’s never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it’s for Lilly’s own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time—and sold to the circus sideshow.

More than two decades later, nineteen-year-old Julia Blackwood has inherited her parents’ estate and horse farm. For Julia, home was an unhappy place full of strict rules and forbidden rooms, and she hopes that returning might erase those painful memories. Instead, she becomes immersed in a mystery involving a hidden attic room and photos of circus scenes featuring a striking young girl.

At first, The Barlow Brothers’ Circus is just another prison for Lilly. But in this rag-tag, sometimes brutal world, Lilly discovers strength, friendship, and a rare affinity for animals. Soon, thanks to elephants Pepper and JoJo and their handler, Cole, Lilly is no longer a sideshow spectacle but the circus’s biggest attraction...until tragedy and cruelty collide. It will fall to Julia to learn the truth about Lilly’s fate and her family’s shocking betrayal, and find a way to make Blackwood Manor into a place of healing at last.

Moving between Julia and Lilly’s stories, Ellen Marie Wiseman portrays two extraordinary, very different women in a novel that, while tender and heartbreaking, offers moments of joy and indomitable hope.
 
“Perfect for book clubs and readers who admired Sara Gruen’s Like Water for Elephants.”
—Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
 
“A vibrant maze of desires.”
—ForeWord Reviews

“Seamlessly blends mystery and history with compelling and well-researched details.”
—The Historical Novels Review
 
“Vividly drawn and complex…Fans of Karen White and Sara Gruen will be drawn in by the drama and mystery of Wiseman’s novel.”
—BookPage

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Book Name The Life She Was Given
Genre Historical Fiction
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Language English
E-Book Size 3.56 MB

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The Life She Was Given. This author is very good. Her characters, locations, descriptions….great. But…..I was depressed for days! If I want stories like this, all I need to do is watch the news! Lighten up!

I need a second book. So many things that I would have love to know about the characters not only the main characters, so many things. Lovely book, its worth the try but it’s a heartbreake waiting to happen 🫶

Depressing!. This was a beautifully researched and written and almost unrelentingly bleak book. I can’t recommend it and wish I hadn’t read it.

Wow. What a great book. I couldn’t put it down and I didn’t not see the end coming. What a sad sad story

Expressive!. It read like the author herself lived this life! I couldn’t put it down, finished the same day I started.

A Solid 4, even 4.5 Stars!!. I really enjoyed this well researched and well written story. A very, very sad and tragic account of child abuse at the hands of those meant to love and protect. A lot of animal cruelty and abuse as well but, sadly, accurately depicts the reality of the way things really were back in the early first half of the 20th century.

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So well written!. I loved the back and forth and the mystery right up to the end of the book!

Great read. I read this in one sitting. The story flows and pulls at your heart strings with sadness and anger throughout.

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The The Life She Was Given book written by Ellen Marie Wiseman was published on 25 July 2017, Tuesday in the Historical Fiction category. A total of 454 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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