{"id":59570,"date":"2025-03-22T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-orphan-collector-a-heroic-novel-of-survival-during-the-1918-influenza-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2025-03-22T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:40:00","slug":"the-orphan-collector-a-heroic-novel-of-survival-during-the-1918-influenza-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-orphan-collector-a-heroic-novel-of-survival-during-the-1918-influenza-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Orphan Collector: A Heroic Novel of Survival During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"


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From the internationally bestselling author of What She Left Behind comes a gripping and powerful tale of upheaval\u2014a heartbreaking saga of resilience and hope perfect for fans of Beatriz Williams and Kristin Hannah\u2014set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak\u2014the deadly pandemic that went on to infect one-third of the world\u2019s population\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cReaders will not be able to help making comparisons to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how little has changed since 1918. Wiseman has written a touching tale of loss, survival, and perseverance with some light fantastical elements.\u201d\u00a0
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\u201cAn immersive historical tale with chilling twists and turns. Beautifully told and richly imagined.\u201d
\u2014Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of America\u2019s First Daughter<\/p>\n

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia\u2019s overcrowded slums and the anti-immigrant sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Army. But as her city celebrates the end of war, an even more urgent threat arrives: the Spanish flu. Funeral crepe and quarantine signs appear on doors as victims drop dead in the streets and desperate survivors wear white masks to ward off illness. When food runs out in the cramped tenement she calls home, Pia must venture alone into the quarantined city in search of supplies, leaving her baby brothers behind.
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Bernice Groves has become lost in grief and bitterness since her baby died from the Spanish flu. Watching Pia leave her brothers alone, Bernice makes a shocking, life-altering decision. It becomes her sinister mission to tear families apart when they\u2019re at their most vulnerable, planning to transform the city\u2019s orphans and immigrant children into what she feels are \u201ctrue Americans.\u201d
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Waking in a makeshift hospital days after collapsing in the street, Pia is frantic to return home. Instead, she is taken to St. Vincent\u2019s Orphan Asylum \u2013 the first step in a long and arduous journey. As Bernice plots to keep the truth hidden at any cost in the months and years that follow, Pia must confront her own shame and fear, risking everything to see justice \u2013 and love \u2013 triumph at last. Powerful, harrowing, and ultimately exultant, The Orphan Collector is a story of love, resilience, and the lengths we will go to protect those who need us most.<\/p>\n

\u201cWiseman\u2019s writing is superb, and her descriptions of life during the Spanish Flu epidemic are chilling. Well-researched and impossible to put down, this is an emotional tug-of-war played out brilliantly on the pages and in readers\u2019 hearts.\u201d
\u2014The Historical Novels Review, EDITOR\u2019S CHOICE
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\u201cWiseman\u2019s depiction of the horrifying spread of the Spanish flu is eerily reminiscent of the present day and resonates with realistic depictions of suffering, particularly among the poorer immigrant population.\u201d
\u2014Publishers Weekly (Boxed Review)
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\u201cReading the novel in the time of COVID-19 adds an even greater resonance, and horror, to the description of the fatal spread of that 1918 flu.\u201d
\u2014Kirkus Review
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\u201cAn emotional roller coaster\u2026I felt Pia\u2019s strength, courage, guilt, and grief come through the pages clear as day.\u201d
\u2014The Seattle Book Review

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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Kensington (August 4, 2020)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Paperback \u200f : \u200e 400 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1496715861
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1496715869
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 2.31 pounds
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Customers find the book engaging and well-written. They appreciate the captivating storyline and vivid descriptions that immerse them in the characters’ lives. The book sheds light on the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and its impact on society. Many readers praise the strong, determined character Pia and her perseverance in overcoming hardships. However, opinions differ on the heartbreaking storyline.<\/span><\/p>\n

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