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Connie Hertzberg Mayo

Teoksen The Island of Worthy Boys: A Novel tekijä

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The Sharp Edge of Mercy (2022) 2 kappaletta

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This was an engaging, beautifully written work of historical fiction. While the main characters Charles and Aidan are fictitious, Boston Asylum and Farm School for Indigent Boys did actually exist as does Thompson Island MA.
Charles and Aidan meet quite by accident and although Charles is wary of people and used to being alone the two quickly become the best of friends. They are each suffering through their own hard times and their friendship is only solidified when things take a turn for the worse. I was totally immersed in this story and couldn't put it down.

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IreneCole | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 27, 2022 |
'“Who?” Aidan looked puzzled. “Who can we trust?”
Charles smiled his lopsided smile at Aidan. “Each other.”'

Charles and Aiden aren't brothers. But they convince the Boston Farm School they are in order to get away after they accidentally commit a murder on the streets of Boston.
Connie Mayo is amazing at depicting life in Boston for the poor in the late 1800s, complete with all its grittiness and filth. She has clearly done her research on the Farm School as well. Located on Thompson Island in Boston Harbor, it served as a home for poor boys who were taught a trade. Mayo's words bring these forgotten boys into the present in a story you won't soon forget.… (lisätietoja)
 
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ErinMa | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 22, 2019 |
This is fascinating, well written and researched historical fiction about a school founded in 1835 on Thompson Island in Boston Harbor, whose mission was to teach boys between 10-14 a useful trade (and religion). The first part deals with the miserable poverty of two "street Arabs", Charles and Aidan, in the 1890s. The author recreates the frightful lives and marginal existences of many Boston residents - yet the reader can still see the lure of the streets, just like it is today for some boys and men. In the second half, the boys escape from their jobs as petty thieves to the School. There are many twists, turns, and vivid characters in the story. An epilogue set in the 1920s provides some closure; however, I hope there is a sequel in the works - because it would be another good read to see how these boys-to-men, and Boston, weathered the Great Depression.… (lisätietoja)
 
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froxgirl | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 2, 2016 |
This book is headed to Boston to my dad to read next! HIS dad was born around the time of the setting of this book, i KNOW he'll be in awe as much as i was.

Thompson Island off the coast of Boston Mass. was turned into a farm school for boys. Reform schools of the time were dens of horror and this place actually created productive young men for decades before closing in the 70's.

The story centers around 2 young kids caught running the streets, caught in the midst of a crime. This book, the Island of Worthy Boys was well worth every minute spent reading it!… (lisätietoja)
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linda.marsheells | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 26, 2015 |

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