The Lost Mother Audiobook

" This book is a tragically sad story of a brother and sister living in VT during the Great Depression. They are passed from house to house, always looking for their mom and when they find her, she doesn't really want them. The end moves the story ahead a number of years and you find out how the siblings turned out as adults, which is probably what saved this book in the end. I read another book by McGarry Morris and it too was a sad story. I don't know if I will pick up another of hers to read. "

" Great characters! Good portrayal of the Depression. "

" The story takes place during the Great Depression and tells what happens to a brother and sister after their mother leaves. It is a sad story but worth reading. I will look for other books by this author. "

" Excellent book written from the perspective of a twelve year old boy during the depression. He and his father and five year old sister live in a tent in the woods when his mother leaves the family and they loose their home. Very poignant. "

" I can be impulsive in my book choices. Often I am attracted by the cover illustration or its review excerpts, but sometimes it's the title that draws me, as this one did. While such books can be disappointing, I've found more of my personal favorites this way. In this story of tough times and tougher people, I've found characters more real than many people I've met, themes to which I can relate, and a writing style that placed me in the moment from beginning to end. "

" Not one of Morris' best books but a very bitter sweet story about the Depression era as told from the point of view of a child. "

" 1st edition, signed by author "

" Any story about the Great Depression is probably going to be, well, depressing. But this book took it to another level for me. I couldn't imagine a mother doing that to her children. "

" Listened to this book on cd. Two children are yearning for the mother who deserted them. They are left in poverty to fend for themselves while father looks for work and town's people are nasty and manipulative. All the makings of a heartwrenching tale. "

" This is a great book very sad but well written. Anyone how has had a lost parent it hits very close to home. "

" Very sad,and I cant imagine a mother that abandons her. Her detached nature was very strange. "

" In my top 3! This book is written from the point of view of a young boy during the depression. It is so touching and honest. I could barely put this book down. Side note: this author is from Connecticut and now lives in Massachusetts. All of her books take place in New England and I love that. "

" This is a story of two young children and their father struggling to survive homeless during the depression. They meet misfortune after misfortune after their mother abandons them. I found it interesting and an easy read. "

" A poignant story of poverty, loss, and survival as told from the point of view of a child. And that's the key. the child's perception of events has more to do with emotion and hope than with reality. "

" woman in depression abandons her kids with her husband and its how the family gets along "

" A riveting story that reveals the realities of the Great Depression. (Are we plunging into something similar today?) It is a story of love and desperation, beautifully told, with characters deftly drawn. "

" A dark tale of poverty and two resiliant kids that keep trying to muddle through with their sense of self in tact.I remember reading nother one of hers long ago that had vividly drawn inriguing characters and I want to read more. "

" An intensely depressing story that was nonetheless engaging. The ending was a bit too abrupt and unbelievable given the character development but at least it was sort of happy. "

" A hard topic, the depression and kids without a mother. Beautifully written. I loved it. "

" CD book. Really sad story told from children's view. How a mother could leave her children is a mystery "

" how very sad, but redeeming "

" It was kind of dreary and depressing-usually the kind of book I like. At least I wanted to finish it to find out what happened. "