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Name: The misfit
Author: Rosie Goodwin

Rebecca is left outside a hospital and quickly adopted, yet her new father remains cold and her mother struggles to turn the wary child into the princess she imagines. When her adoptive mother dies, greedy relatives step in, but their home offers no comfort. Withdrawn, Rebecca longs for freedom and hopes to find it in the circus that visits her town, a place that promises a carefree life beyond her troubled past. The story follows Rebecca’s quiet determination as she faces a chain of uncomfortable families while holding onto the dream of a future where she is truly understood and loved.

First publish date: 2012

Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction

Authors: Rosie Goodwin

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