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In the early years after Confederation in Canada, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources.

Mary Janeway, born in Scotland in 1887, came to Canada as a "home child" at a very young age.

Home child Mary Janeway runs away from her farm placement, grows into adulthood, and ultimately comes to terms with life in Hamilton, Ontario.

In the early years after Confederation in Canada, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources.

Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Pearl Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow.

Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City.

Traces the author's journey from the painful deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the United States, where she endured five jobs, crime, and a painful marriage before the birth of a