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The Winter Child
A Victorian Romance of Secrets, Sacrifice, and Two Mothers' Love
London, 1842. On the coldest Christmas Eve in memory, nineteen-year-old widow Florie White faces an impossible watch her fevered infant daughter die in a rat-infested boarding house or abandon her on the doorstep of a wealthy family's mansion, praying they'll save the child she cannot.
That same night, Eliza Stanford has just lost her third baby and learned she'll never bear another. When she discovers an abandoned infant on her doorstep, she sees divine providence—and makes a desperate decision that will haunt two families for decades.
Twelve years later, fate brings Florie to Stanford House as a servant, where she comes face to face with a accomplished young lady who bears a haunting resemblance to her dead daughter. As Florie cares for Beatrice Stanford, she notices a distinctive crescent birthmark that confirms the her daughter is alive.
Now two mothers must navigate an unbearable truth. One raised Beatrice in privilege and loves her as fiercely as any birth mother. The other has mourned her as dead while writing over a hundred letters to her "Angel in Heaven." And between them stands a remarkable young woman who senses something is missing from her perfect life but can't imagine the explosive secret about to shatter everything she knows.
When a suspicious husband launches an investigation, a predatory suitor threatens exposure, and the truth finally erupts, three women must Is love stronger than blood? Can forgiveness heal the wounds of deception? And is it possible for a daughter to belong to two mothers—one who loved her enough to give her away, and one who loved her enough to live a lie?
Set against the gaslit streets and grand estates of Victorian London, The Winter Child is an emotionally gripping saga about the lengths mothers will go to for their children, the families we're born into versus the ones we choose, and the redemptive power of truth.
London, 1842. On the coldest Christmas Eve in memory, nineteen-year-old widow Florie White faces an impossible watch her fevered infant daughter die in a rat-infested boarding house or abandon her on the doorstep of a wealthy family's mansion, praying they'll save the child she cannot.
That same night, Eliza Stanford has just lost her third baby and learned she'll never bear another. When she discovers an abandoned infant on her doorstep, she sees divine providence—and makes a desperate decision that will haunt two families for decades.
Twelve years later, fate brings Florie to Stanford House as a servant, where she comes face to face with a accomplished young lady who bears a haunting resemblance to her dead daughter. As Florie cares for Beatrice Stanford, she notices a distinctive crescent birthmark that confirms the her daughter is alive.
Now two mothers must navigate an unbearable truth. One raised Beatrice in privilege and loves her as fiercely as any birth mother. The other has mourned her as dead while writing over a hundred letters to her "Angel in Heaven." And between them stands a remarkable young woman who senses something is missing from her perfect life but can't imagine the explosive secret about to shatter everything she knows.
When a suspicious husband launches an investigation, a predatory suitor threatens exposure, and the truth finally erupts, three women must Is love stronger than blood? Can forgiveness heal the wounds of deception? And is it possible for a daughter to belong to two mothers—one who loved her enough to give her away, and one who loved her enough to live a lie?
Set against the gaslit streets and grand estates of Victorian London, The Winter Child is an emotionally gripping saga about the lengths mothers will go to for their children, the families we're born into versus the ones we choose, and the redemptive power of truth.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 17, 2025
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January 2, 2026
A good read on a winters day
I enjoyed this book especially as outside is cold and miserable.
An insight to how both sides of people live.
The rich and the poor and really except from money the have and the have nots who are the real happy ones.
Money does not make you happy love will find a way
I enjoyed this book especially as outside is cold and miserable.
An insight to how both sides of people live.
The rich and the poor and really except from money the have and the have nots who are the real happy ones.
Money does not make you happy love will find a way
November 19, 2025
I loved the story. Loved how it was written and its characters.
December 27, 2025
Loved this book
Faye never disappoints, another lovely story, I always want to write reviews but can not think of what to write. I have not come across a bad book ever..
Faye never disappoints, another lovely story, I always want to write reviews but can not think of what to write. I have not come across a bad book ever..
January 25, 2026
brilliant read
this book was hard to put down so housework got left and food was left over stew from freezer great story
this book was hard to put down so housework got left and food was left over stew from freezer great story
March 14, 2026
Beautiful story very heartfelt ♥️
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was sad a lot of the time, but how beautiful it really was. I could not put it down.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was sad a lot of the time, but how beautiful it really was. I could not put it down.
March 28, 2026
Togetherness*
Infinity ♾️ Love*💖* Finds away* Truth & Love is Here to Stay*💕♾️💕 Beautiful*💖* we're Stronger Together* 💕♾️💕 Peace to you All* ❤️
Infinity ♾️ Love*💖* Finds away* Truth & Love is Here to Stay*💕♾️💕 Beautiful*💖* we're Stronger Together* 💕♾️💕 Peace to you All* ❤️
April 9, 2026
Real love.
The choice of real love from a mother, who put her child first to save the child's life, and it broke her own heart. But all came well in the end. A great book.
The choice of real love from a mother, who put her child first to save the child's life, and it broke her own heart. But all came well in the end. A great book.
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