Before We Were Yours: A Novel
by Lisa Wingate
Description
Inspired by a devastating real-life adoption scandal, this moving novel follows two women whose lives are connected across generations by a family secret. In 1939 Memphis, twelve-year-old Rill Foss struggles to protect her siblings after they are taken from their Mississippi River home and placed in the care of a corrupt children’s institution. Decades later, attorney Avery Stafford begins investigating unsettling questions surrounding her family while helping her father through a health crisis. Blending historical drama and contemporary mystery, the story explores family, identity, injustice, resilience, and the enduring search for belonging.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2022
ISBN: 9780593599006
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
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