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Before We Were Yours

Author	: Lisa Wingate
Publisher	: Ballantine Books
Release Date	: 2017-06-06
ISBN 10	: 9780425284698
Pages	: 368 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (846 users)

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Download or read book Before We Were Yours written by Lisa Wingate and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

BOOK CLUB SET.

Author	: Lisa Wingate
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2019
ISBN 10	: LCCN:2019295600
Pages	: 309 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (929 users)

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Download or read book BOOK CLUB SET. written by Lisa Wingate and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--

Summary of Before We Were Yours: A Novel: Trivia/Quiz for Fans

Author	: Whizbooks
Publisher	: Blurb
Release Date	: 2018-09-06
ISBN 10	: 046486089X
Pages	: 86 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (9 users)

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Download or read book Summary of Before We Were Yours: A Novel: Trivia/Quiz for Fans written by Whizbooks and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary of Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Trivia/Quiz for Fans Rill Foss and her four siblings lived happily with their parents in their shantyboat named Arcadia by the Mississipi River. This was before they were taken to the Tennessee Children's Home Society without their parents' knowledge. She watched helplessly as she saw her baby brother and youngest sister taken away for adoption. Meanwhile, in another world, the Senator's daughter Avery Stafford is mystified by an old woman named May who seems to know her grandmother Judy. She needs to know what binds these two women because, being a politician's daughter, she doesn't like secrets in the family. Features You'll Discover Inside: - A comprehensive guide to aid in discussion & discovery - 30 multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters, and author - Insightful resource for teachers, groups, or individuals - Keep track of scores with results to determine "fan status" - Share with other book fans and readers for mutual enjoyment Disclaimer: This is an unofficial summary, analysis and trivia book to enhance a reader's experience to books they already love and appreciate. We encourage our readers to purchase the original book first before downloading this companion book for your enjoyment.

Summary

Author	: Napoleon Hook
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2019-01-04
ISBN 10	: 1793157421
Pages	: 41 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (21 users)

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Download or read book Summary written by Napoleon Hook and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary & Analysiz of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Disclaimer: This is a summary, review of the book Before We Were Yours and not the original book. You can find the original here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425284689 ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK: Before We Were Yours weaves a compelling tale of politics, scandal, adoption, and love, spanning the years from 1939 to modern times. Vulnerable yet ultimately strong Southern female characters who come from several generations hold the story together, and the mystery behind how their lives intertwine keeps the reader turning pages. Although elements slowly unfurl and leave the reader questioning and perhaps solving part of the mystery, it is not until the very end that all aspects are brought to a satisfying and emotional conclusion. Former journalist and now multiple bestselling novelist Lisa Wingate turns truthful and painful historical events into a novel that explores love and family in an intriguing way, while paying tribute to the unfortunate children and their parents who suffered through this scandalous and dark time in American adoption. To get this book, Scroll Up Now and Click on the "Buy now with 1-Click" Button to Download your Copy Right Away!

When I Was Yours

Author	: Lizzie Page
Publisher	: Bookouture
Release Date	: 2019-04-16
ISBN 10	: 9781786819482
Pages	: 350 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (194 users)

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Download or read book When I Was Yours written by Lizzie Page and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We stand in the back of the hall as the children troop in. Big ones, little ones. Straggly hair, cropped hair, curls… the adults surge forward to choose and soon there is just one child left, a little girl sitting on the floor. She is thin as a string bean and her sleeve is ragged and damp – like she’s been chewing it. 1939. War has broken out – hundreds of children are evacuated to the countryside to keep them safe from the bombs raining down on the cities. Wrenched from her family in the East End and sent more than a hundred miles away, seven-year-old Pearl Posner must adapt to a new life away from everything familiar. Vivienne didn’t ask for an evacuee child. In fact, she’s not sure her heart can take it. So many years, so many disappointments… Vivi’s ability to feel love left her the day she learned the truth about her husband Edmund, and when she made the worst decision of her life and left her cherished sister to her fate. But like it or not, Pearl is here to stay, and what with the rumours about what’s happening to children in mainland Europe, it might be the last safe place for her. As Pearl and Vivi learn how to live together, they discover that they have a connection that runs more deeply than they could ever have guessed – from before Pearl was born, and deep into Vivienne’s past. And will it be Pearl – the little girl who says so little and sees so much – who forces Vivi to finally confront what happened in her marriage… and to the long-lost sister she loved so dearly and let fall so far, just when she needed Vivi most? A beautiful and emotional wartime historical novel – heart-breaking, moving and unforgettable. Perfect for fans of Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours. Readers absolutely love When I Was Yours: ‘Brought me to tears. I love how having Pearl as an evacuee gave Vivienne a purpose in life. The story has plenty of twists and turns… If you like romantic historical fiction, particularly which is set in wartime, then this is the book for you! This, at times, bought tears to my eyes and equally a warm glow to my heart.’ Stardust Book Reviews ‘Lizzie Page has gone and done it again with this beautiful, poignant and immensely emotional story… She is by far one of my favourite authors… I absolutely love how this is written, Lizzie you have blown me away with your beautiful words, wonderful imagination and emotional story… It is a lovingly written story that has real heart, and one that I cannot recommend enough.’ Chicks Rogues and Scandals, 5 stars ‘I loved it!... I adore Lizzie Page’s writing and the way she so brilliantly blends fact and fiction.’ Jill Mansell, bestselling author ‘This book was hard to put down… One of the best historical fiction books I've read in a very long time.’ Shelly’s Book Nook, 5 stars ‘Page is a wonderful writer, one that draws me in to the story completely and utterly (by the end of the first chapter I thought to myself that I was going to love this book… wonderful characters… brilliantly plotted with a delightfully intertwined story, it has the heartbreak of war and a gorgeous love story… fantastic.’ Short Book and Scribes, 5 stars ‘A compelling and intriguing read… I was fascinated by Vivienne’s story… Vivienne and Pearl are characters I will certainly never forget.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘A lovely, heart-tugging novel.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘You’ll find the yourself engrossed till the last page.’ My Pert Opinions, 5 stars ‘The story is heartbreaking… This is an all-round excellent read, without a doubt 5 stars from me.’ Booking Good Read, 5 stars

Before We Were Yours

Author	: Lisa Wingate
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2017-07-24
ISBN 10	: 1525254421
Pages	: 570 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (21 users)

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Download or read book Before We Were Yours written by Lisa Wingate and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice... Born into a world of wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all. A loving daughter to her father, a US senator, with her own ambitious career as a lawyer and a handsome fianc� waiting for her in Baltimore, she has lived a charmed life. But when Avery returns to Aiken to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with May Crandall, an elderly woman she's never met before, leaves Avery deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about May's life will take her on a journey through a hidden history of stolen children and illegal adoption. A journey that will reveal a secret that could lead to devastation... or redemption. 'This heartbreaking story is also heart-mending-a powerful tale of family, of sisters, of secrets kept and secrets shared.'Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author

The France of the Little-Middles

Author	: Marie Cartier
Publisher	: Berghahn Books
Release Date	: 2016-08-01
ISBN 10	: 9781785332296
Pages	: 224 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (322 users)

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Download or read book The France of the Little-Middles written by Marie Cartier and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Poplars housing development in suburban Paris is home to what one resident called the “Little-Middles” – a social group on the tenuous border between the working- and middle- classes. In the 1960s The Poplars was a site of upward social mobility, which fostered an egalitarian sense of community among residents. This feeling of collective flourishing was challenged when some residents moved away, selling their homes to a new generation of upwardly mobile neighbors from predominantly immigrant backgrounds. This volume explores the strained reception of these migrants, arguing that this is less a product of racism and xenophobia than of anxiety about social class and the loss of a sense of community that reigned before.

Potentially Yours

Author	: Franklin White
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2007-08-28
ISBN 10	: 9781416565239
Pages	: 432 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (652 users)

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Download or read book Potentially Yours written by Franklin White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle-class life meets hip-hop culture in Franklin White's compelling story of a woman on a mission to change her life -- and the price she must pay for her success. Synthia Gage lives a very hectic life. While running a household and parenting a teenage daughter, she is also one of New York City's top literary agents -- promoting the work of celebrity authors and bringing in millions of dollars. Although her career is at the height of success, by Synthia's own standards her life is at a standstill: the live-in agreement with her ex-husband has expired, her daughter is preparing for college, and her best friend's never-ending problems are more than she can handle. Ready to shake up her life and reach her full potential, Synthia agrees to represent hip-hop's notorious female rapper Lil' Shae -- despite the star's raunchy lyrics and lewd dress code. But when Synthia's daughter idolizes and befriends Lil' Shae, Synthia discovers her new life is far from what she hoped it would be.

Yours Truly (What The Heart Wants Series)

Author	:
Publisher	: Tramaine Green
Release Date	:
ISBN 10	: 9781465981394
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (813 users)

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Book Club Kit

Author	: Lisa Wingate
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2020
ISBN 10	: OCLC:1302900034
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (29 users)

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Download or read book Book Club Kit written by Lisa Wingate and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history"--

Yours or Mine?

Author	: Jens Brakenhoff
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Release Date	:
ISBN 10	: 9781387411771
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (117 users)

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Get What's Yours

Author	: Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2015-02-17
ISBN 10	: 9781476772318
Pages	: 336 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (723 users)

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Download or read book Get What's Yours written by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Security law has changed! Get What’s Yours has been revised and updated to reflect new regulations that took effect on April 29, 2016. Get What’s Yours has proven itself to be the definitive book about how to navigate the forbidding maze of Social Security and emerge with the highest possible benefits. It is an engaging manual of tactics and strategies written by well-known financial commentators that is unobtainable elsewhere. You could try reading all 2,728 rules of the Social Security system (and the thousands of explanations of these rules), but academia’s Kotlikoff, the popular press’s Moeller, and public television’s Solman explain the Social Security system just as comprehensively, and a lot more comprehensibly. Moreover, they demonstrate that what you don’t know can seriously hurt you: wrong decisions about which Social Security benefits to apply for cost individual retirees tens of thousands of dollars in lost income every year. (Some of those people are even in the book.) Changes to Social Security that take effect in 2016 make it more important than ever to wait as long as possible (until age 70, if possible) to claim Social Security benefits. The new law also has significant implications for those who wish to claim divorced spousal benefits (and how many Social Security recipients even know about divorced spousal benefits?). Besides addressing these and other issues, this revised edition contains a chapter explaining how Medicare rules can shape Social Security decisions. Many other personal-finance books briefly address Social Security, but none offers the full, authoritative, yet conversational analysis of Get What’s Yours. Get What’s Yours explains Social Security benefits through basic strategies and stirring stories. It covers the most frequent benefit scenarios faced by married retired couples; by divorced retirees; by widows and widowers. It explains what to do if you’re a retired parent of dependent children; disabled; an eligible beneficiary who continues to work. It addresses the tax consequences of your choices, as well as the financial implications for other investments. It does all this and more. There are more than 52 million Americans aged 54 to 69. Ten thousand of them reach Social Security’s full retirement age of 66 every day. For all these people—and for their families and friends—Get What’s Yours has proven to be an invaluable, and therefore indispensable, tool.

The Fog Ladies

Author	: Susan McCormick
Publisher	: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Release Date	: 2019-10-09
ISBN 10	: 9781509227013
Pages	: 332 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (27 users)

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Download or read book The Fog Ladies written by Susan McCormick and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young, overworked, overtired, overstressed medical intern Sarah James has no time for sleuthing. Her elderly neighbors, the spunky Fog Ladies, have nothing but time. When, one by one, old ladies die in their elegant apartment building in San Francisco, Sarah assumes it is the natural consequence of growing old. The Fog Ladies assume murder. Mrs. Bridge falls off a stool cleaning bugs out of her kitchen light. Mrs. Talwin hits her head in the bathtub and drowns. Suddenly, the Pacific Heights building is turning over tenants faster than the fog rolls in on a cool San Francisco evening. Sarah resists the Fog Ladies' perseverations. But when one of them falls down the stairs and tells Sarah she was pushed, even Sarah believes evil lurks in their building. Can they find the killer before they fall victim themselves?

Contested-election Case of James I. Campbell V. Robert L. Doughton from the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina

Author	: United States. Congress. House
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1921
ISBN 10	: NYPL:33433081774097
Pages	: 1590 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (33 users)

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Download or read book Contested-election Case of James I. Campbell V. Robert L. Doughton from the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost Girls of Paris

Author	: Pam Jenoff
Publisher	: Harlequin
Release Date	: 2019-01-29
ISBN 10	: 9781460398760
Pages	: 400 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (987 users)

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Download or read book The Lost Girls of Paris written by Pam Jenoff and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller “Fraught with danger, filled with mystery, and meticulously researched, The Lost Girls of Paris is a fascinating tale of the hidden women who helped to win the war.” —Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan’s Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II. 1946, Manhattan One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs—each of a different woman. In a moment of impulse, Grace takes the photographs and quickly leaves the station. Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to a woman named Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery. Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the photographs, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose daring mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valor and betrayal. Vividly rendered and inspired by true events, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shines a light on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances. A Cosmopolitan Best Book Club Book, PopSugar Must-Read, and Glamour Best of 2019 “An intriguing mystery and a captivating heroine make The Lost Girls of Paris a read to savor!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Look for Pam Jenoff’s new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime. Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff. The Orphan’s Tale The Ambassador’s Daughter The Diplomat’s Wife The Kommandant’s Girl The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Winter Guest

Best Journals

Author	: S Lewis
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2019-07-24
ISBN 10	: 1082314676
Pages	: 126 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (76 users)

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Download or read book Best Journals written by S Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great books are often riddled with masked plot points, strange details and things to remember. Journal your thoughts and reactions in real time as you read. Best Seller Journals provides a keepsake of your journey into each author's world. Complete with Chapter, Character and Note Sections.

Contemporary Literature in Translation

Author	:
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1968
ISBN 10	: UOM:39015049003372
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (54 users)

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Download or read book Contemporary Literature in Translation written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: