{"product_id":"before-we-were-yours-9780425284681","title":"Before We Were Yours","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BLOCKBUSTER HIT--Over two million copies sold! A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Poignant, engrossing.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e - \"Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation's history and weaves a tale of enduring power.\"--Paula McLain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMemphis, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Aiken, South Carolina, present day.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e#3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Southern Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eIf All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Wingate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425284681","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707035586697,"sku":"9780425284681","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_66b0fa20-1c23-42e3-9a96-07b5d25a42a4.jpg?v=1719475978","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/before-we-were-yours-9780425284681","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}