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There was a very brief mention of Camille by the adults when Rill was still at the home. It made me think quite certainly that Camille was, in fact, dead.
Just finished this book. What bothers me more is at the end, they don’t even mention her as one of the sisters as they reveal the truth about their lives. She isn’t even mentioned that I can recall.
They do mention her as they talk about the dragon fly bracelets and the onyx one is for Camille as she had dark hair.
May/Rill mentions that she misses Camille, despite their quarrels, and her feisty spirit as she relays the story's details to Avery
He's not a very reliable source, but Ms. Tann basically admitted she'd died when punishing Rill in the office after being in the basement so long.
I agree! I felt like her story line ended very abruptly without much clarification.
I agree, I would've loved to find out what happened to every single one of the Foss children, but I think that the author was trying to be historically accurate.
The sad truth is, we don't know what happened to so many children who were taken into the Tennessee Children's Home Society. Camellia's, Gabion's, Lark's, and the twin brother they never found's stories were never told to represent how many children died and were lost forever there.
The point is that many children died and no one ever knew what happened to them.
I agree. Her tragic death was implied and the horrors left to the reader’s imagination. I honestly don’t think I could have taken any more details.
I think it was realistic. They were children in a house of horrors. Rill could not have known evrything or been everywhere. But I thought it was clear enough. Rill saw her wrapped up like in a cocoon and they say to bring the rope. After that Ms Tan wants Rill never to even admit she had that sister. What else would they need the rope in the closet for. Very disturbing though, killing a child because she's "troublesome". The poor child suffered the most because she had the least attractive face and disposition. That made me very sad. The fact that she wanted to believe that the stuttering janitor was their friend because he left them sweets reminded me of how easily children can be duped.
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There was a very brief mention of Camille by the adults when Rill was still at the home. It made me think quite certainly that Camille was, in fact, dead.
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Just finished this book. What bothers me more is at the end, they don’t even mention her as one of the sisters as they reveal the truth about their lives. She isn’t even mentioned that I can recall.
They do mention her as they talk about the dragon fly bracelets and the onyx one is for Camille as she had dark hair.
May/Rill mentions that she misses Camille, despite their quarrels, and her feisty spirit as she relays the story's details to Avery
He's not a very reliable source, but Ms. Tann basically admitted she'd died when punishing Rill in the office after being in the basement so long.
I agree! I felt like her story line ended very abruptly without much clarification.
I agree, I would've loved to find out what happened to every single one of the Foss children, but I think that the author was trying to be historically accurate. The sad truth is, we don't know what happened to so many children who were taken into the Tennessee Children's Home Society. Camellia's, Gabion's, Lark's, and the twin brother they never found's stories were never told to represent how many children died and were lost forever there.
The point is that many children died and no one ever knew what happened to them.
I agree. Her tragic death was implied and the horrors left to the reader’s imagination. I honestly don’t think I could have taken any more details.
I think it was realistic. They were children in a house of horrors. Rill could not have known evrything or been everywhere. But I thought it was clear enough. Rill saw her wrapped up like in a cocoon and they say to bring the rope. After that Ms Tan wants Rill never to even admit she had that sister. What else would they need the rope in the closet for. Very disturbing though, killing a child because she's "troublesome". The poor child suffered the most because she had the least attractive face and disposition. That made me very sad. The fact that she wanted to believe that the stuttering janitor was their friend because he left them sweets reminded me of how easily children can be duped.
