--- product_id: 805776463 title: "The Foundling: A Novel" price: "€ 33.09" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/805776463-the-foundling-a-novel store_origin: FR region: France --- # The Foundling: A Novel **Price:** € 33.09 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Foundling: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 33.09 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/805776463-the-foundling-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Foundling: A Novel - Kindle edition by Leary, Ann. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Foundling: A Novel. Review: An absolute must read! - This story is fictional, but as I read, I couldn’t help but think there were many true stories exactly like The Foundling. I had heard stories of the poor living conditions and mistreatment of children in group homes, (think Annie) and I believe this book has shone a light on the deplorable conditions. Brilliantly written and well researched, this story will remain within me and reside prominently on my shelf of favorites. Review: Historical fiction you might not believe - I decided to read THE FOUNDLING because of the eugenics theme. There was a shameful time in American history when most everybody agreed that the mentally ill should be sterilized or prevented from having children. Mary Engle is a young girl who takes a job at the Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age. She was raised in an orphanage and later lived with her aunt who was a prickly sort. She had been taking a stenography course and was given an opportunity to work with Dr. Vogel the superintendent of the village. Mary is in awe of the doctor. She was the only woman in her graduating class at the medical school she attended, and the doctor had been a suffragette and model for women in general. Mary eats in the same cafeteria as the dairy girls who milk and take care of a herd of cows. The village sells the milk to a local dairy. While eating she recognizes one of the girls. She thinks she’s Lillian Faust a “frenemy” from the orphanage. When she gets a chance to talk to Lillian she learns that Lillian was there because while married she had an affair and a child with a black man. Her husband put her in the asylum. Apparently this happened quite a bit. Gradually Mary learns that Dr. Vogel isn’t the pillar of society her reputation seems to indicate. The girls are sent out to work among the general population. They are paid but the money goes to the Village. In reality it goes to Dr. Vogel. Dr. Vogel also makes money selling medicinal alcohol in league with a local judge. She lives in a mansion. Eventually Mary decides to help Lillian escape. There’s a scene where everything goes wrong. Author Leary adds a snow storm, Mary’s boyfriend who’s supposed to help is arrested, and when Mary tries to leave, Dr. Vogel enlists her to help find Lillian who’s been reported as missing. You will smell a rat during the melodramatic ending. We also expect Dr. Vogel to be punished, not rewarded with a better job. You’d think the description of Building 5 would have precluded that from happening. That’s where misbehaving girls were sent, sort of solitary confinement. While Lillian was there she had a bucket of her own feces thrown in her face. If you think Ann Leary was writing fiction, check out a book on the eugenics movement from your local library. It was worse situation than what Leary shows. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09JPH4D9K | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #116,578 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #915 in Historical Literary Fiction #920 in Women's Literary Fiction #3,624 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,816) | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 3.2 MB | | ISBN-13 | 978-1982120405 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 333 pages | | Publication date | May 31, 2022 | | Publisher | Scribner | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Enabled | ## Images ![The Foundling: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hJ4GOVWLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolute must read! *by G***Y on June 20, 2022* This story is fictional, but as I read, I couldn’t help but think there were many true stories exactly like The Foundling. I had heard stories of the poor living conditions and mistreatment of children in group homes, (think Annie) and I believe this book has shone a light on the deplorable conditions. Brilliantly written and well researched, this story will remain within me and reside prominently on my shelf of favorites. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Historical fiction you might not believe *by D***R on August 4, 2022* I decided to read THE FOUNDLING because of the eugenics theme. There was a shameful time in American history when most everybody agreed that the mentally ill should be sterilized or prevented from having children. Mary Engle is a young girl who takes a job at the Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age. She was raised in an orphanage and later lived with her aunt who was a prickly sort. She had been taking a stenography course and was given an opportunity to work with Dr. Vogel the superintendent of the village. Mary is in awe of the doctor. She was the only woman in her graduating class at the medical school she attended, and the doctor had been a suffragette and model for women in general. Mary eats in the same cafeteria as the dairy girls who milk and take care of a herd of cows. The village sells the milk to a local dairy. While eating she recognizes one of the girls. She thinks she’s Lillian Faust a “frenemy” from the orphanage. When she gets a chance to talk to Lillian she learns that Lillian was there because while married she had an affair and a child with a black man. Her husband put her in the asylum. Apparently this happened quite a bit. Gradually Mary learns that Dr. Vogel isn’t the pillar of society her reputation seems to indicate. The girls are sent out to work among the general population. They are paid but the money goes to the Village. In reality it goes to Dr. Vogel. Dr. Vogel also makes money selling medicinal alcohol in league with a local judge. She lives in a mansion. Eventually Mary decides to help Lillian escape. There’s a scene where everything goes wrong. Author Leary adds a snow storm, Mary’s boyfriend who’s supposed to help is arrested, and when Mary tries to leave, Dr. Vogel enlists her to help find Lillian who’s been reported as missing. You will smell a rat during the melodramatic ending. We also expect Dr. Vogel to be punished, not rewarded with a better job. You’d think the description of Building 5 would have precluded that from happening. That’s where misbehaving girls were sent, sort of solitary confinement. While Lillian was there she had a bucket of her own feces thrown in her face. If you think Ann Leary was writing fiction, check out a book on the eugenics movement from your local library. It was worse situation than what Leary shows. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well worth reading *by M***I on January 12, 2023* Despite a grim subject, eugenics and the abuse of girls 100 years ago, this is a delightful and heartwarming book. We're a part of the protagonist's growth and story, from strong but gullible to strong and moving forward to do what is right. I rarely feel as though I like and know a character in a book, pulled into their story. Mary is an exception. All the characters are real and human, even the bad ones. 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