Seven Bucks a Head (Pre-order)

A searing account of Britain’s child resettlement scheme and the forgotten children sent to build Canada. In the seven decades between 1869 and 1939, more than 100,000 so-called “gutter children” from institutional care homes in the United Kingdom were shipped to Canada for better lives. Ken Cuthbertson’s new book fills a yawning gap, bringing this neglected past to light with the narrative drive of the best fiction. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand who Canadians were — and are.