The Land of Forgotten Girls (Audiobook)

from foggidawn

Soledad and her little sister Dominga moved to America with their father and stepmother, but their father went back to the Philippines for a visit and never returned. Now Sol and Ming live in a small apartment with their abusive stepmother. Ming hopes for rescue by Aunt Jovelyn, an imaginary rela...

from khaddox

The Land of Forgotten Girls is the story of Soledad Madrid and her little sister, Dominga. It tells of their loss, hurts, and triumphs. The girls came to America from the Philippines with their father and stepmother after the deaths of their mother and sister. Their father soon abandons them to t...

from sgrame

When Sol's dad loses his wife shortly after losing his 2nd daughter, he decides to move from the Philippines to Louisiana and remarry someone to take care of his other two daughters. He abandons Sol and her little sister Ming to wicked stepmother Vea. Although they live in poverty, Sol keeps Ming...

from knitwit2

Sol and her younger sister have suffered so much loss in their short lives. Their sister drowned at age 4 and their mother died within a year following that. Their father promptly remarries and moves the family from Philippines to Louisiana. The stepmother turns out to be an abusive, chain smokin...

from fingerpost

This brought me to tears. I confess, that I was skeptical at first. When I read a book told in first person, one of the main things I expect is that I will like the narrator. But as the book begins, Soledad isn't very likable. She can be a bully. She steals. Her best friend is also a bully who st...