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Blockbuster Hit – Sold two million copies! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller
“Touching, engrossed.”
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Ril Foss and four of his younger siblings live a magical life in the Mississippi river Shantibot of their family. But when his father should take his mother to the hospital on a stormy night, Rill is left in charge – until the stranger is applied. All those who are familiar and have been thrown into the orphanage of a Tennessee Children’s Home Society, fosses are assured that they will soon return their parents – but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the cruel director of convenience, Ril fights to keep his sisters and brother together in the world of danger and uncertainty.
Achen, South Carolina, Current Day. Born in money and privilege, every it all seems to have: a successful career, a beautiful fiancé, and a grand wedding on the horizon as a federal prosecutor. But when Eri returns home to help her father’s weather to help in a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and forces her to travel through her family’s long -term hidden history, on a path that will eventually reach the destruction or redeem.
Depending on one of the most notorious real-life scams of America-Georgia Tan, director of a memphis-based adopted organization, kidnapped poor families across the country and the rich families across the country, and the rich winget’s reversing, wrenching, and eventually uplifting, even though we miss many places.
Publisher weekly #3 The longest -lasting Bestseller 2017 • Winners of Southern Book Awards • If all Arkansas read the same book selection
This version includes a new essay about Shantyboat life by the author.
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More than Lisa Winget
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Add the cart to the cart. Out of 5 stars out of 5 stars in Cart Customer Review, 5 out of 5 stars of 4.5 4.5, 5 stars 4,378 4.3.3.3 5 stars $ 3,171 Value $ 18. 18.00 $ 18.00 $ 4.13 $ 4.13 $ 12.06 $ 12.06 $ 12.06 A dramatic historic sub -novels are discovery For a modern time. Relationship with his students’ lives. The compelling, poignant true stories of the victims of a notorious adopted scam – some of which learned the truth before you, and resulting in its widespread access to the birth family members. A comprehensive novel inspired by the untold history of the pioneers of women, who fought to protect the children caught in the storm of hungry land baron of electricity and oil.
Publisher: Balentine Books
Date of publication: November 29, 2022
language English
Print Length: 480 pages
ISBN -10: 0593599004
ISBN -13: 978-0593599006
Items Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 4.19 x 1.11 x 7.49 inch
Customers say
Customers find the book captivating and well-written, with well-developed characters that they feel connected to. Moreover, the story is thought-provoking and educational, keeping readers engaged day after day. Additionally, customers appreciate the mystery elements, with one noting how the plot unfolds as clues are revealed. However, the heartbreaking nature of the story receives mixed reactions, with some finding it not too sad.
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