The Home For The Friendless - Betty Auchard - Pre-Order on Amazon.com

The eldest of three in an unconventional family making their way through The Great Depression, Betty narrates her own humorous and poignant recollection in The Home for the Friendless. Although poor in possessions, Betty's family leads a life so rich in turmoil that it rivals today's sitcoms.

Betty's young parents tie and untie the marital knot three times amidst a string of separations. When relatives become too weary to keep the children, Betty and her siblings are dropped off at The Home for the Friendless where they enjoy three meals a day, indoor plumbing, a grassy playground, and plenty of holiday parties.

The family reunites two years later and the roller coaster resumes. The Peals move multiple times across two states, proving that love overcomes all and that normal isn't always better.

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• home for the friendless
• Iowa
• multiple divorcing
• orphanage
• The great depression
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• WW2 Rationing and Recipes