Before We were Yours
by Lisa Wingate is a tale of one woman’s determination to discover the truth
behind her grandmother’s mysterious behavior. Avery Stafford is a successful
federal lawyer who comes home to help with her ailing father, Senator Wells
Stafford, who is up for reelection. While at political function with her dad,
she is approached by an elderly woman who calls her by a different name.
Avery’s heart is drawn to the elderly woman and as she seeks out information about
the woman, she discovers a deeper mystery. Flashback to Tennessee, 1939, Rill
Foss is the oldest child of Briny and Queenie Foss, river gypsies who live on
their boat, Arcadia. Until one day
when she and her four younger siblings are taken from their home and delivered
to the Tennessee Children’s Home Society. There Rill tells her story of abuse
and lies as she realizes what is going on. Will Avery discover the truth? Is
her family connected to the elderly woman? Does Rill and her siblings ever make
it home?
At first, Before We
were Yours was slow to start. I wondered what the point was as I read back
and forth between Avery’s point of view and Rill’s. But soon the story took off
and I was hook. I couldn’t put it down. I read into the wee hours of the night,
eagerly waiting for the resolution. What happened to Rill and her siblings?
When I read the author’s note at the end of the book, I realized the story was
based on real events of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society and the woman who
ran it. I highly, highly recommend Before
We were Yours for the great, intriguing story.
Before We were Yours
is available in
hardcover and eBook
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