Thirteen-year-old Katie is an unwilling summer guest in the Victorian home of her Halifax grandparents, when her father decides to take a trip to London with her new, pregnant stepmother. When Katie sees a shadow on her bedroom wall of an old-fashioned girl holding a flower, she tries to convince herself it is caused by moonlight. But the girl reappears and shares her life with Katie, reaching across the years to her. Is she a ghost? As Katie searches for some tangible evidence of the girl's presence, she discovers a package of letters from World War I containing clues to a bygone time when British orphans were sent to Canada as Home Children.

In this haunting journey of a young girl looking for answers and an orphan girl from the past who tries to provide them, award-winning novelist Irene N. Watts uncovers a tale about the real meaning of family.

I totally enjoyed this book, especially since this back & forth in time thing is right up my alley. Simple yet beautiful. Excellently written.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Part of the Reverse Scavenger Hunt at the Kansas City BookCrossing UnConvention. This book was left in a flower pot in front of The Capital Grille, for the "Flower" theme.

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I found this book maybe a year and a half ago across the street from Latte Land but i have been without a computer for a while and haven't been able to let the world know it's safe.

Flower was a pretty good book. The time jumps were engaging and kept me reading, felt like i was uncovering the past with katie. I wish there was either more or less from william carr. The author lets us know enough about him to get attached but then kind of leaves us hanging after his boy hood.
I plan on leaving this book in the wild, more than likely in the Rockhurst Fishbowl. Bookcrossing seems like it would be up their collective alley. Don't let me down, Rockhursties!

I just discovered this site with this book. I hope some one else will do the same. Happy reading, Good hunting, and may your releases find homes.