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A portrayal of trauma and innocence lost at an infamous Halifax orphanage, from veteran journalist Lois Legge, which centers the strength and sorrow of the survivors. Thousands of children, between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, passed through Halifax Protestant Orphan's Home. Legge writes an in-depth narrative of an institution that betrayed so many of the children it was entrusted to protect.

Produktbeschreibung
A portrayal of trauma and innocence lost at an infamous Halifax orphanage, from veteran journalist Lois Legge, which centers the strength and sorrow of the survivors. Thousands of children, between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, passed through Halifax Protestant Orphan's Home. Legge writes an in-depth narrative of an institution that betrayed so many of the children it was entrusted to protect.
Autorenporträt
During a long newspaper career, Lois Legge covered everything from politics to the Swissair Flight 111 crash and investigation. She's also written hundreds of feature stories, including profiles of Holocaust survivors, war veterans, and famed photographer Robert Frank. Lois has won three Atlantic Journalism Awards and been nominated ten times. She's a two-time National Newspaper Award finalist. Lois lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with her husband, Richard. They have one daughter, Chelsea.