I really enjoyed this historical fiction read. The story was excellent and kept my interest the whole way through

I went on a journey here to the First World War time where times were very difficult indeed and many were poor trying to put food on the table.

Ireland is where Angela hails from but trying to make life better she goes to Birmingham to better her life.

When Angela marries her childhood sweetheart I thought the struggles would at least subside. Alas not.

Hubby is called up for service.
Angela is pregnant and all is not well after the birth. She is also poor with another mouth to feed.

What will become of them both?

I’ve really enjoyed book 1. I’m late reading this so I’m going to look out for book 2.

Good book. Good author. Loved the characters and the plot. Look forward to reading more of her work.

This is an absolutely brilliant book. It's a family saga of desperate times during the First World War era. It is set in Birmingham and is the story of an Irish family called the McCluskey's. We read of their hardships and heartaches, with a small dose of happiness. I believe this is the first in a trilogy and I can't wait to read the next one.

A lovely saga written by an excellent saga author. Very enjoyable.

Forget me not child is a book set in the war times. It's a book about the struggles a young family faces and the hard times ahead.

Angela's family comes to Birmingham for a new start in life, a new beginning when she was just a young girl.
But will they be able to escape the poverty thet left behind or will the bad luck just keep following her and her family!

Angela grows up and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart.
You think things finally might start looking up for her when she falls pregnant and has a daughter.
But this isn't the case as her daughter is very frail and needs alot of care.
Angela's husband is called up to go and serve for he's country.
Leaving poor Angela to look after her daughter on her own.
With an uncertain future ahead she never gives up the struggle.

My heart really goes out to Angela as she has alot to deal with but she still keeps fighting.
She has an uncertain future especially in war times when men were called up. Women were left to fend for their families and times were tough.

Will Angela get her happy ending or will the bad luck just keep on coming?
What does the future holds for Angela and her young family? Can she escape the poverty she's become so accustomed to?

Anne portrayed this very well.
I was taken on a journey with Angela. I was willing her luck to change, and felt her pain and heartache.

Overall this was an enjoyable read. I really enjoy war time books and if written with passion they draw you in as if your living the reality of war times.

This is the first book in the series and I'm hoping Angela's story carries on or at least she's not lost.
I'm looking forward to the next book.

Another book set around the war years. Angela marries her childhood sweetheart after they move to Birmingham from Ireland. The author has Birmingham roots and it was lovely to hear my local area described so vividly. After reading about the Crystal Palace in Sutton Park- I had to go and look it up as I'd never heard of it before and found it absolutely fascinating to see the old pictures of the park we know so well. It could have passed for a Butlins holiday camp around that time- and I can imagine the people taking a steam train for a glorious day trip to the park. It really immersed you into the time and you could imagine the difficulties they all faced.

The characters are wonderfully drawn and I was sad to leave them. I absolutely love Anne's writing style and always enjoy one of her books.

story of struggle and hardship and one girl’s battle for survival from the best-selling author of If You Were the Only Girl and Another Man’s Child.

Angela McCluskey comes to Birmingham from Ireland with her family as a young girl to escape the terrible poverty in her homeland. But the dream of a better life is dashed as bad fortune dogs the family.

When Angela marries her childhood sweetheart, she has hopes of a brighter future, which are dashed when her husband is called up to fight in the Great War. Tragedy strikes and Angela is left to rear her frail daughter on her own, though the worst is yet to come when Angela suffers another terrible misfortune.

Pregnant and destitute and already with one mouth to feed that she can ill afford, there is nowhere left to turn. What destiny awaits Angela and her unborn child? Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, will Angela forever be punished for the choices that she makes?

This was a wonderful story which also incorporated a very important history of our time. Beautifully written with a vivid imagination, with the story making you feel as if you are actually there.
Wealth of characters from different walks of life, I did feel as if the story finished suddenly but that might be due to me enjoying the book so much.

Definitely worth a read and an unforgettable storyline.

After setting myself a challenge to try something new, that wasn't my usual 'chic lit' genre, I was not disappointed by Anne Bennett's offering.
The Forget Me Not Child is set in an area of Birmingham that I am familiar with which added another level of personal interest for me, and although the storyline was somewhat predictable at times (brothers sailing to America on a ship in 1912) I remained captured from start to finish.
I was impressed and surprised at the range of emotions I experienced just from one book, in just a few chapters I experienced anger, sadness, frustration and finally happiness - a sign of an excellent author.
I would and have already recommended this book to others and would happily read any past or future books by the same author.
Thank you for allowing me to read it!