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About the Author<\/h3>\n
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Lisa Wingate<\/span>\u00a0is a former journalist, an inspirational speaker, and the bestselling author of more than twenty novels. Her work has won or been nominated for many awards, including the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, the Carol Award, the Christy Award, and the RT Reviewers\u2019 Choice Award. Wingate lives in the Ouachita Mountains of southwest Arkansas.<\/div>\n
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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Ballantine Books (November 29, 2022)
\nLanguage \u200f : \u200e English
\nPaperback \u200f : \u200e 480 pages
\nISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0593599004
\nISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0593599006
\nItem Weight \u200f : \u200e 9.2 ounces
\nDimensions \u200f : \u200e 4.18 x 1.12 x 7.52 inches
\nBest Sellers Rank: #2,563 in Books<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before We Were Yours: A Novel\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n
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THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT\u2014Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller<\/p>\n

\u201cPoignant, engrossing.\u201d\u2014People \u2022 \u201cLisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation\u2019s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.\u201d\u2014Paula McLain<\/p>\n

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family\u2019s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge\u2014until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children\u2019s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents\u2014but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility\u2019s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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 fianc\u00e9, 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\u2019s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.<\/p>\n

Based on one of America\u2019s most notorious real-life scandals\u2014in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country\u2014Lisa Wingate\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Publishers Weekly\u2019s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 \u2022 Winner of the Southern Book Prize \u2022 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[23],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\nBefore We Were Yours: A Novel - WF Shopping<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT\u2014Over two million copies sold! 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