Before We Were Yours: A Novel (Unabridged) Before We Were Yours: A Novel (Unabridged)

Before We Were Yours: A Novel (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
    • $16.99

    • $16.99

Publisher Description

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller

“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain


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

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 fiancé, 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’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.

Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s 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.

Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017Winner of the Southern Book PrizeIf All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection

GENRE
Fiction
NARRATOR
ER
Emily Rankin
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
14:29
hr min
RELEASED
2017
June 6
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
890.2
MB

Customer Reviews

LiveLaughBooks ,

Heart wrenching

Such a beautifully written but heart wrenching story. So tragic knowing that much of this story was inspired by true events. An American history classic that everyone should read.

bllooooooopp ,

Amazing

100% worth the read this book is amazing. I went on a documentary and research spree after reading this book. I still stay up thinking about this story at night.

BogusOne ,

Great story.

What a pleasant read this was.

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