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The Book of Lost Friends
- Author
- Lisa Wingate
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2020
- Run Time
- 15 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'A tale of enduring power' - Paula McLain
Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest. For heiresses Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother and siblings before slavery's end, the pilgrimage westward reignites an agonizing question. Could her long-lost family still be out there?
Louisiana, 1987: Arriving in Augustine, Louisiana, first-year teacher Benedetta Silva finds herself teaching students whose poverty-stricken lives she can scarcely comprehend. The town is impossibly set in its ways, suspicious of new ideas and new people. But amid the gnarled live oaks and ancient plantation homes lies the century-old history of three young women, a long-ago journey, and a hidden book that could change everything.
A heart-wrenching novel inspired by little-known historical events, based on actual "Lost Friends" advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones, lost to them when their families were sold off.
(P)2020 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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An epic story that will stir your emotions
Woman's Weekly
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It is impossible not to get swept up in this near-perfect novel
Huffington Post
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A tale of enduring power
Paula McLain
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An uplifting exploration of what family truly means
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Tragic, thought-provoking but ultimately uplifting, this is a sobering history lesson wrapped up in an enthralling adventure
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Moving
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Details
- Author
- Lisa Wingate
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 15 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529408959
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Historical fiction
Synopsis
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NO.1, TWO MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER BEFORE WE WERE YOURS COMES A DRAMATIC STORY OF A FAMILY SEPARATED, THEIR SEARCH FOR ANSWERS, AND AN EPIC JOURNEY TO REUNITE THE MISSING...'A tale of enduring power' - Paula McLainLouisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest. For heiresses Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother and siblings before slavery's end, the pilgrimage westward reignites an agonizing question. Could her long-lost family still be out there? Louisiana, 1987: Arriving in Augustine, Louisiana, first-year teacher Benedetta Silva finds herself teaching students whose poverty-stricken lives she can scarcely comprehend. The town is impossibly set in its ways, suspicious of new ideas and new people. But amid the gnarled live oaks and ancient plantation homes lies the century-old history of three young women, a long-ago journey, and a hidden book that could change everything.A heart-wrenching novel inspired by little-known historical events, based on actual "Lost Friends" advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones, lost to them when their families were sold off.(P)2020 Penguin Audio
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