| Mary Janeway: The Legacy of a Home Child Contributor(s): Pettit, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554884136 ISBN-13: 9781554884131 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Mary Janeway is the story of a little girl's childhood while living on a farm as a domestic servant in the late 1800s. Based on extensive historical research, Mary's story begins in Scotland where family circumstances lead to her being sent to Canada as a home child. Separated from her siblings, Mary, at age eight, is sent to a farm near Innerkip, Ontario, where the Jacques family 'needed a girl.' Her story brings into focus the intimate details of hardship and deprivation experienced by the many of the thousands of young people sent to Canada between 1869 and 1939. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Ontario |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Janeway, born in Scotland in 1887, came to Canada as a home child at a very young age. Separated from her brothers and sisters, the tiny Mary was sent as a domestic to a farm near Innerkip, Ontario. This is Mary's story -- a recreation of her life set in Victorian rural Ontario, from the time of the tragedy that split her family to her eventual escape from a life of drudgery. Robbed of her childhood years but buoyed by an inner resolve and an indomitable spirit, Mary Janeway reveals the tragic events surrounding this period of Canadian history -- the Home Children. Mary Janeway was godmother to author Mary Pettit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pettit, Mary: - Mary Pettit is well-known for her interest in home children. The success of her first book on the young Mary Janeway has taken Mary on numerous speaking engagements and into a studio to record a widely praised audio version of her book for the CNIB's talking books. Her first book was also translated into Braille in the U.K. She lives in Stoney Creek, Ontario. |