{"product_id":"the-lost-girls-of-willowbrook-a-heartbreaking-novel-of-survival-based-on-true-history-paperback","title":"The Lost Girls of Willowbrook: A Heartbreaking Novel of Survival Based on True History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Marie Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl, Interrupted \u003c\/i\u003emeets American Horror Story in 1970s Staten Island, as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Collector\u003c\/i\u003e blends fact, fiction, and the urban legend of Cropsey for a haunting story about a young woman mistakenly imprisoned at Willowbrook State School - the real state-run institution that Geraldo Rivera would later expose for its horrifying abuses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Indie Next Pick Peruse Book Club Pick A Room of Your Own Book Club Pick A Publishers Lunch Buzz Books Selection \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary--awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears--seemed to need more protection from the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix years after Rosemary's death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage's stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn't die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSage knows little about Willowbrook. It's always been a place shrouded by rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could imagined . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A heartbreaking yet insightful read, this novel will open one's eyes to the evil in this world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Unvarnished, painful and startlingly clear.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Marie Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the highly acclaimed historical fiction novels \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Collector, What She Left Behind, The Plum Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoal River, The Life She Was Given, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girls of Willowbrook. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised in Three Mile Bay, a tiny hamlet in northern New York, she's a first-generation German American who discovered her love of reading and writing while attending first grade in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in New York State. Since then, more than one million copies of her books have been sold in the United States. Her novels have been published worldwide, translated into twenty languages, and named to \"Best Of\" lists by Reading Group Choices, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003eGoodreads, The Historical Novel Society, Great Group Reads, and more. A mother of two, Ellen lives on the shores of Lake Ontario with her husband and dog. Visit her online at EllenMarieWiseman.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51999925535021,"sku":"9781496715883","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QzNlYWlUdXBDTmZCZjdCUTU2ZnVIdz09.webp?v=1776595829","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lost-girls-of-willowbrook-a-heartbreaking-novel-of-survival-based-on-true-history-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}