Before We Were Yours
A Novel
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Narrateur(s):
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Emily Rankin
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Catherine Taber
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Auteur(s):
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Lisa Wingate
À propos de cet audio
THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT - A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly best seller
Look for Lisa Wingate’s powerful new historical novel, The Book of Lost Friends, available now!
“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 Number Three Longest-Running Best Seller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection
©2017 Lisa Wingate (P)2017 Random House AudioCe que les critiques en disent
"Emily Rankin and Catherine Taber are polished narrators who give us sympathetic, memorable characters whose voices are age appropriate and conventionally Southern.... This story is well presented - perfectly paced and emotionally satisfying." (AudioFile)
“A [story] of a family lost and found... A poignant, engrossing tale about sibling love and the toll of secrets.” (People)
“One of the year’s best books... It is almost a cliché to say a book is ‘lovingly written’ but that phrase applies clearly to Lisa Wingate’s latest novel, Before We Were Yours. This story about children taken from their parents through kidnapping or subterfuge and then placed for adoption, for a price, clearly pours out of Wingate’s heart.... It is impossible not to get swept up in this near-perfect novel. It invades your heart from the very first pages and stays there long after the book is finished. Few novelists could strike the balance this story requires but Wingate does it with assurance. There are a lot of books that will catch your eye this summer, some from our best storytellers. Make sure this one is on your radar. It should not be missed.” (The Huffington Post)
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Carrie Trepanier
- 2018-04-14
Excellent read!
What a heart wrenching story! Hard to put down and kept me wanting more. A great performance by narrator.
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- Jeanette
- 2018-01-10
Best book ever
A riveting historical- fiction based on true events with characters that represent all the poor children victimized by this horrible woman.
A must read!!!
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- J. Dionne
- 2019-01-04
Best book I read in a long time
Wow! What an emotional journey. I had no idea this took place in America. Makes me want to learn more about the TAS. I could not put it down and ended up reading well past 4am on a weeknight!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-08-16
beautifully sad story
Such a tragic history told with a great sense of resilience. The story brought me back in time and showed a view of life I'd never known existed. It was sad and yet didn't leave the reader depressed.
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- Sandy
- 2019-06-21
Heartbreaking read
Heartbreaking but enlightening. Glad our book club chose this title to read for our final book.
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- Marilyn Davies
- 2019-09-26
Captivating, loving, and heartbreaking
I found it difficult to stop listening to this story; the characters are so real, I could clearly picture everything in my mind, and the narrators are unbelievably good. Truly, one of the best novels I have ever listened to.
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- Maggie Reid
- 2019-01-25
Well Written!
It was so hard to put down! Knowing the main aspect of this story was actually true, did make it even more horrifying and tragic. The author did a beautiful job of melting the truth and the imaginary into a story that showed exactly what really happened without being crass. I would highly recommend this book!
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- KK
- 2021-08-25
Heartbreaking and full of hope
Well written and narrated. A difficult topic but told in an intriguing manner that drew me in with the characters. I liked the author added romance to this story. I couldn’t put it down. Sadly, is it all too familiar; Reminds me of the familys that are suffering similar atrocities due to Canada’s Residential Schools.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2022-04-01
Touched my heart!
Very good read. It's those type of book that walks you through a very different life experience, perspectives, and feelings.
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- Marlene Fehr
- 2022-07-07
Loved this book!
The heartbreaking story was so richly told. Very moving and the characters were so developed that I felt they could be real. Amazing story that was very well orated.
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