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The Boy with the Tin Trunk: A British Home Child's Journey from England to Canada

The Boy with the Tin Trunk: A British Home Child's Journey from England to Canada


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The Boy with the Tin Trunk

A British Home Child's Journey from England to Canada

Debbie Bower


A small tin trunk. A child sent across the ocean. A life shaped by loss, endurance, and the search for home.

In the early twentieth century, thousands of British children were sent from England to Canada through child migration programs, carrying little more than a few belongings and the hope of a better future. Among them was a young boy whose journey would begin with heartbreak and uncertainty, and continue across an ocean toward a country he did not yet know.

The Boy with the Tin Trunk follows Edward's story from the streets and homes of England to the unfamiliar landscapes of Canada. Marked by family loss, separation, and the quiet expectations placed upon children who were forced to grow up too soon, his journey reveals both the hardship and resilience of the British Home Child experience.

Written with tenderness and emotional depth, this historical novel explores what it means to belong, what it costs to endure, and how a life can be shaped by the places we leave behind and the home we spend years trying to find.

For readers who enjoy heartfelt historical fiction, Canadian history, family stories, and stories of courage rooted in real historical experience, The Boy with the Tin Trunk is a moving tribute to the children who crossed an ocean carrying their past in a trunk - and their future in uncertain hands.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781069894595
  • Publisher: Debbie Blower Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Debbie Blower Publishing
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 296
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A British Home Child's Journey from England to Canada
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1069894591
  • Publisher Date: 27 Apr 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 449 gr


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