NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives.
“An absorbing historical . . . enthralling.”—Library Journal
Bestselling author Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual “Lost Friends” advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as newly freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones who had been sold away.
Product details
Publisher : Ballantine Books; First Edition (June 29, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 1984819909
ISBN-13 : 978-1984819901
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.24 x 0.88 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#75 in Women's Friendship Fiction
#177 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
#263 in Literary Fiction (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.5
24,050 ratings
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