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# The Lost Girls of Willowbrook: A Heartbreaking Novel of Survival Based on True History

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Review: Fascinating and heartbreaking - Don’t miss this book closely based on a real story. To hear about people being treated so horribly will break your heart if you have one. Fascinating story which is beautifully written
Review: Intense But Worth It - Some criticisms of this book are that the grimness portrayed is unrealistic. I was a psychology major in the 70s and I had to do a semester of field work at Creedmoor, a similar institution in Queens. Much of what this author describes, especially the sounds and the smells are correctly portrayed and Creedmoor was a lot better than Willowbrook. It was enough for me to change my major and become a librarian and author instead of a clinical psychologist. The first half of the book describes the nightmare of being wrongly incarcerated in such a forbidding place, the rest of it unravels thee story of Rosemary's disappearance. While it was easy to guess who was responsible, it was still a riveting story of survival. My only criticism was the sudden and mild treatment of Sage's father. That part of her life and the appropriate anger anyone in that situation would have felt toward his abandonment was glossed over, but that would have added another 50 to 100 pages to the story. I liked how it ended with her obituary as an old woman even if it was written in the year 2044. But hey, this is fiction, so go with it! All in all it was a great read about a sad episode in American life.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,475 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #32 in Historical Mystery #89 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #273 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (12,752) |
| Dimensions  | 5.47 x 0.96 x 8.23 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1496715888 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1496715883 |
| Item Weight  | 12.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 385 pages |
| Publication date  | August 30, 2022 |
| Publisher  | Kensington |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating and heartbreaking
*by D***1 on December 1, 2025*

Don’t miss this book closely based on a real story. To hear about people being treated so horribly will break your heart if you have one. Fascinating story which is beautifully written

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intense But Worth It
*by S***A on August 20, 2023*

Some criticisms of this book are that the grimness portrayed is unrealistic. I was a psychology major in the 70s and I had to do a semester of field work at Creedmoor, a similar institution in Queens. Much of what this author describes, especially the sounds and the smells are correctly portrayed and Creedmoor was a lot better than Willowbrook. It was enough for me to change my major and become a librarian and author instead of a clinical psychologist. The first half of the book describes the nightmare of being wrongly incarcerated in such a forbidding place, the rest of it unravels thee story of Rosemary's disappearance. While it was easy to guess who was responsible, it was still a riveting story of survival. My only criticism was the sudden and mild treatment of Sage's father. That part of her life and the appropriate anger anyone in that situation would have felt toward his abandonment was glossed over, but that would have added another 50 to 100 pages to the story. I liked how it ended with her obituary as an old woman even if it was written in the year 2044. But hey, this is fiction, so go with it! All in all it was a great read about a sad episode in American life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good suspenseful book
*by L***G on December 4, 2025*

This was a heart wrenching book! It was very good. Very suspenseful with a lot of twists and turns. There is some graphic scenes if you will, in this book so be prepared.

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