Drifted ashore; $b or, a child without a name

"Drifted Ashore; or, A Child Without a Name" by Evelyn Everett-Green is a captivating story set in the late 1800s. It tells of a young boy who appears on the shore after a storm, his memory gone, and his identity unknown. A caring fisherwoman takes him in as he recovers. The book explores themes of where we belong, understanding who we are, and the search for family. As the boy, who is then named Bertie, wakes up, he not only has no idea who he is, he starts a friendship with David and feels gratitude toward the fisherwoman who extended simple acts of human kindness. The author hints at struggles in life through Bertie's cloudy past, intertwining his and David's lives, and thinking about differences in wealth and where people belong as they find their friendship.