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Before we were yours : a novel
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First edition.
"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. 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 fiance, 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"--
Available copies
- 44 of 54 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
2 current holds with 54 total copies.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardsley Public Library | FICTION WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31000151168963 |
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| Bedford Free Library | FIC WIN (Text) Fiction |
31002150723483 |
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| Bedford Hills Free Library | WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31003151399711 |
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| Briarcliff Manor Public Library | FICTION WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31036150842430 |
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| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31004151652026 |
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| Chappaqua Library | FICTION WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31005154281168 |
Checked out 04/26/2024 |
| Croton Free Library | FICTION/WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31006151628666 |
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| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31007151321849 |
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| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31008152212201 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | WINGATE (Text) Fiction |
31009154400968 |
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