{"id":15070,"date":"2024-10-11T15:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/before-we-were-yours-a-novel\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:23:58","slug":"before-we-were-yours-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/before-we-were-yours-a-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Before We Were Yours: A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT\u2014Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller<\/p>\n

\u201cPoignant, engrossing.\u201d\u2014People \u2022 \u201cLisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation\u2019s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.\u201d\u2014Paula McLain<\/p>\n

Look for Lisa Wingate\u2019s powerful new historical novel, The Book of Lost Friends, available now!<\/p>\n

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family\u2019s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge\u2014until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children\u2019s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents\u2014but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility\u2019s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fianc\u00e9, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family\u2019s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.<\/p>\n

Based on one of America\u2019s most notorious real-life scandals\u2014in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country\u2014Lisa Wingate\u2019s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.<\/p>\n

Publishers Weekly\u2019s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 \u2022 Winner of the Southern Book Prize \u2022 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection<\/p>\n

This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

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A dramatic historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post\u2013Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students\u2019 lives. The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal\u2014some of whom learned the truth from Before We Were Yours, and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach. A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth. <\/p>\n

ASIN \u200f : \u200e B01M14UN1J
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Ballantine Books (June 6, 2017)
Publication date \u200f : \u200e June 6, 2017
Language \u200f : \u200e English
File size \u200f : \u200e 8840 KB
Text-to-Speech \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Screen Reader \u200f : \u200e Supported
Enhanced typesetting \u200f : \u200e Enabled
X-Ray \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Word Wise \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Print length \u200f : \u200e 354 pages <\/p>\n

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Customers find the story good, wonderful, and fresh. They praise the writing as descriptive, easy to read, and authentic. Readers describe the story as sad, touching, and heartfelt. They appreciate the well-developed characters and the uplifting, enlightening moments. Additionally, they mention the book is well-researched, fascinating, and thought-provoking.<\/span><\/p>\n

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