Read NELLIE - An Imagined History

NELLIE - An Imagined History

Tricia Snell

4.9/5 (26828 ratings)

Description:Nellie imagines the harrowing and barely known history of the British Home Children, ‘waifs and strays’ sent to Canada as indentured labour in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Through lyrical, evocative prose, Tricia Snell takes us on an ocean voyage and into colonial Canada, conveying the children’s experience through Nellie’s eyes and suggesting how they helped each other adapt and survive.If you were a Home Child, you didn’t talk about it. Now Tricia Snell brings their story—and an essential piece of Canadian history—to life in this beautiful book.—Sharon English, author of Night in the World, Zero Gravity, and Uncomfortably NumbThe opening sea crossing is so beautifully rendered, and Nellie's voice so strong as the story unfolds, that I immediately wanted to go with her on her adventures.—Judith Barrington, author of Virginia’s Apple, Lifesaving, and Writing the Memoir: From Truth to ArtWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with NELLIE - An Imagined History. To get started finding NELLIE - An Imagined History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 32

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Little Books Collective

Release: 2024

ISBN: 1738376621

Description: Nellie imagines the harrowing and barely known history of the British Home Children, ‘waifs and strays’ sent to Canada as indentured labour in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Through lyrical, evocative prose, Tricia Snell takes us on an ocean voyage and into colonial Canada, conveying the children’s experience through Nellie’s eyes and suggesting how they helped each other adapt and survive.If you were a Home Child, you didn’t talk about it. Now Tricia Snell brings their story—and an essential piece of Canadian history—to life in this beautiful book.—Sharon English, author of Night in the World, Zero Gravity, and Uncomfortably NumbThe opening sea crossing is so beautifully rendered, and Nellie's voice so strong as the story unfolds, that I immediately wanted to go with her on her adventures.—Judith Barrington, author of Virginia’s Apple, Lifesaving, and Writing the Memoir: From Truth to ArtWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with NELLIE - An Imagined History. To get started finding NELLIE - An Imagined History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

NELLIE - An Imagined History

NELLIE - An Imagined History

More Books

Artist's Communities: A Directory of Residencies in the United States That Offer Time and Space for Creativity

Artist's Communities: A Directory of Residencies in the United States That Offer Time and Space for Creativity

Not the Same Road Out: Trans Canada Stories

Not the Same Road Out: Trans Canada Stories