Book description: "Determined to find her lost younger sister, Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in 1858 New York. She not only hopes to offer children a better life, but prays she'll be able to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train so they can finally be reunited.
Andrew Brady, her fellow agent on her first placing-out trip, is a former schoolteacher who has an easy way with the children, firm but tender and friendly. Underneath his charm and handsome looks, though, seems to linger a grief that won't go away--and a secret from his past that he keeps hidden.
As the two team up, placing orphans in the small railroad towns of Illinois, they find themselves growing ever closer . . . until a shocking tragedy threatens to upend all their work and change one of their lives forever."
My review: I have read so many books that sometimes it's hard to keep up with the different series that I have started. As I read Together Forever, I quickly realized that this is book two in a series that I started a while back. It didn't take me long to recall that first book, and I became engrossed in the continuing story. This was another story with unexpected twists and turns. The author, Jody Hedlund, chose a unique way to tell the story by using Marianne and Drew, the placing agents for the orphans, to tell the story. Most orphan train stories are told from the perspective of a particular orphan or orphans. I also really enjoyed the historical detail. Another great book that helped me get to know Marianne. I look forward to the next book in the series. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
