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Young Love in Memphis

Author : B. Love
Publisher : Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1648400140
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Young Love in Memphis written by B. Love and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Three of the most monumental ages of a woman’s life are eighteen, twenty-one, and twenty-five. In part one of Young Love in Memphis: Heart on Reserve – Grace, Braille, and Jessica begin their journey into womanhood. Grace’s life had never been normal. She grew up with a father who showed his love only through providing and protecting, and a mother who was so submissive that she allowed her husband to keep her from giving Grace the love and nurture every young girl needs. When Grace was sixteen she left Memphis to be with her boyfriend, Andy. Almost two years later, Grace finds herself sneaking back into Memphis, praying her parents and Andy never find out. But Andy does. And he refuses to let her go easily. Braille grew up with a single mother. Her entire life has centered around loving her Mother, getting good grades in school, and becoming a Nurse. A flat tire on one of the hottest days in Spring causes her to meet Lorenzo, a young dope boy whose life is going down a completely different path, and her life is changed forever because of it. After watching her sister love, lose, and die because of it, Jessica vowed to never fully commit herself to love or a man. Then she met Cameron. And his love and gentle pursuit of her changed her mind. When Cameron left for college she thought she could get back to her normal routine of enjoying life and messing around with whoever she wanted to, but Cameron didn’t want to let her go so easily. As she tries to enjoy her last year of high school and maintain a long distance relationship she meets Vega, Lorenzo’s best friend. Their encounter leaves her in a love triangle she’s not sure she wants to get out of. In this captivating series, these girls are all left with two options – live and love while they’re young, or place their hearts on reserve to live wild and free. Which will they choose? Join them in part one to find out!"

Young Love in Memphis 3

Author : B. Love
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544649337
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Young Love in Memphis 3 written by B. Love and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's baaacccckkkk! Finally, after seven years of being away from those he loved most, Lorenzo Bush returns home as a free man. Braille has waited for him and stuck by his side the entire time, but when he gets out... she's not the only one with her eyes on him. They finally have their chance at a happily ever after. Will they take it... or will Lorenzo's time away turn them into two completely different people when they get back together? Hanif's personal demons reared their ugly heads in part two, but Grace never left him. She didn't take what he was going through personally. Now that her parents are back in the picture she too has to deal with personal issues. Will Hanif return the favor... or will he allow her past to hinder their future? Vega wanted Jessica to be his the minute he laid eyes on her. He refused to let her stubbornness, her issues, or her relationship status keep him from getting her. Well, he has her now. Was his fight for her worth it... or will he regret the time and love he's invested in her?

Young Love in Memphis 2

Author : B. Love
Publisher : Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1648400159
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Young Love in Memphis 2 written by B. Love and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In part two of Young Love in Memphis: Heart on Reserve, time has passed and things have changed, but the ultimate test of love and loyalty still remains. At twenty-one, Braille has spent the last three years trying to hold on to her relationship with Lorenzo. As time progresses, she grows closer to his best friend, Canon, and her feelings have her questioning if committing to Lorenzo at such a young age was a good idea or not. Jessica’s life has flourished... her love life... not so much. Cameron lingers in the back of her mind and heart as a maybe, but Vega has no plans of letting Cameron or anyone else reap the love and time he’s sown into Jessica over the years. Although Grace and Hanif’s relationship was unexpected, they both took full control and vowed to love each other forever – until both of their pasts come back to haunt them. In this installment, Braille must choose to be loyal to Lorenzo or loyal to her own heart. Jessica’s triangle is stretched thin and she’s forced to choose and commit once and for all. Grace has to fight for the peace she’s sought after and found. The ladies have loved, lost, and opened their hearts, finally. Was it worth it? Read part two and find out!

We Live in Memphis!

Author : Perre Magness
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615658964
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book We Live in Memphis! written by Perre Magness and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Memphis

Author : Tara M. Stringfellow
Publisher : Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN 13 : 0593230507
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Memphis written by Tara M. Stringfellow and published by Dial Press Trade Paperback. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that she has the power to change her family’s legacy. “A rhapsodic hymn to Black women.”—The New York Times Book Review “I fell in love with this family, from Joan’s fierce heart to her grandmother Hazel’s determined resilience. Tara Stringfellow will be an author to watch for years to come.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe, NPR, BuzzFeed, Glamour, PopSugar Summer 1995: Ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father’s explosive temper and seek refuge at her mother’s ancestral home in Memphis. This is not the first time violence has altered the course of the family’s trajectory. Half a century earlier, Joan’s grandfather built this majestic house in the historic Black neighborhood of Douglass—only to be lynched days after becoming the first Black detective in the city. Joan tries to settle into her new life, but family secrets cast a longer shadow than any of them expected. As she grows up, Joan finds relief in her artwork, painting portraits of the community in Memphis. One of her subjects is their enigmatic neighbor Miss Dawn, who claims to know something about curses, and whose stories about the past help Joan see how her passion, imagination, and relentless hope are, in fact, the continuation of a long matrilineal tradition. Joan begins to understand that her mother, her mother’s mother, and the mothers before them persevered, made impossible choices, and put their dreams on hold so that her life would not have to be defined by loss and anger—that the sole instrument she needs for healing is her paintbrush. Unfolding over seventy years through a chorus of unforgettable voices that move back and forth in time, Memphis paints an indelible portrait of inheritance, celebrating the full complexity of what we pass down, in a family and as a country: brutality and justice, faith and forgiveness, sacrifice and love.

When A Thug Loves His Girl

Author : Shavekia Layfield
Publisher : Royalty Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9781648406508
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book When A Thug Loves His Girl written by Shavekia Layfield and published by Royalty Publishing House. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kymesha Garner is a young mother of two children fathered by deadbeat dad, Donovan Miles. She struggles every day, going to work faithfully to take care of her children while living in a drug infested public housing project. The kindness of a protective stranger, Kwad, changes her life for the better. He swoops into her life with all the comforts his dope money can buy and the need for a love like Kyme’s. What starts as a fairy-tale romance morphs into a hellish nightmare when their bond is challenged by two murders, violations of trust, and questionable commitment. Is Kwad, the supreme boss of the streets, ready to be all the way in love? Can Kyme find a peaceful place in his life...in his heart? Their story is an emotional roller-coaster ride, hopefully made for two.

When A Thug Loves His Girl 2

Author : Shavekia Layfield
Publisher : Royalty Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9781648406515
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book When A Thug Loves His Girl 2 written by Shavekia Layfield and published by Royalty Publishing House. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kyme has everything she thinks she could want, but her idea of a perfect life comes with a hefty price. Kwad’s faulty moves cause friction in the streets. His wrong doings place Kyme in the middle of a street war. Kwad shifts his focus to ensure that Kyme remains safe while he tries to take down the people that are against him, which could include his own mother. It is not hard for Kwad to keep Kyme in dark of his illegal transactions, because she is distracted when she is called upon by the parole board to help decide if her mother and father should be released from prison after serving over twenty years for attempting to sell her and her sister, Kira, in exchange for drugs. When things spiral too far out of Kyme’s control, she seeks comfort in the arms of her lawyer that Kwad introduced her to, Gerald. Gerald has a strong interest in Kyme, but he knows if he goes too far, Kwad will kill him. He doesn’t hide his feelings from Kyme, and at times he thinks the feeling is mutual. Kyme has a hard time understanding what is happening in her life and why it is so hard to be in love with Kwad. It seems that no one wants them together, and with Gerald tugging at her heart, Kyme is more confused than ever. When Kyme finds herself in danger at Kwad’s expense, who will rush to her side and save the day? At the end of the day, who will she choose to love?

The Road to Memphis

Author : Mildred D. Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101657987
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Memphis written by Mildred D. Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-06-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cassie recounts harrowing events during late 1941. An engrossing picture of fine young people endeavoring to find the right way in a world that persistently wrongs them." --Kirkus Reviews

When A Thug Loves His Girl 3

Author : Shavekia Layfield
Publisher : Royalty Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9781648406522
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book When A Thug Loves His Girl 3 written by Shavekia Layfield and published by Royalty Publishing House. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kyme and Kwad hit a major snag when Kwad is arrested. While he is down, Kwad expects for his wife to be the one person to have his back, but the chaotic life the Kwad lives proves to be too much, and Kyme flees and fall into the arms of Gerald, seeking comfort, peace, and understanding. The saying is the grass is not always greener on the other side. Kyme finds this to be true and reaches out to the one person she knows will save her when things go left while she is with Gerald. Kwad’s love for Kyme seems to cloud his judgement, and Braggs is the first to point it out. Kwad is adamant that he can run things in the streets and love Kyme too. Drama seems to love this couple just as much as they love one another. Kyme ends up pregnant and is unsure who the father may be. Is it Kwad or Gerald? Kwad’s ex goes missing after she was set to testify, and he is left with his daughter to take care of. Friends and family turns into enemies and foes as this couple fights for their love. In this game, there are not many people you can trust, and Kwad and Kyme finds that out the hard way. Some of the people that are closest to them are not who they seem to be, and the people they trust the least turn to out to be lifesavers. What will Kwad need to do to prove that he is a thug that loves his girl?

Love in the Deep South

Author : N. L. Hudson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539972594
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Love in the Deep South written by N. L. Hudson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the young and beautiful Laydii Mitchell from Memphis TN. An 18-year-old high school senior on her way to college, and seems to think she is on top of the world. She's dating the up and coming hustler, John Jackson; who is loved by the ladies, and hated by most guys. The two seem to think that their bond is unbreakable, that is; until something happens that rocks the both of their worlds. Will they be able to remain that "forever it" couple, and continue to stand above all, or will life's hard knocks finally bring them to their knees? --- Keya Harris, is Laydii's best friend, who can't seem to stop her cheating boyfriend Samuel White, from sticking his penis in places it doesn't belong. She fights with any and everybody to remain that number one lady in his life, only for him to disregard her efforts; by hitting a little too close to home with his cheating ways. Will this couple be able to rise above all obstacles and come out on top, or will Keya finally get fed up with the bull, and decide to leave. ---- Aaron Thomas is the man to see. He started out hustling at the tender age of 15, and is now headed on his way to the top at just 24. In his young life, he's seen more money than he knows what to do with; which makes him a hot commodity for the ladies. However, he isn't checking for the local "gold diggers," as he is well aware of their intentions of getting with him for his money. His focus lies elsewhere; on one particular female that is seemingly "unavailable. Will Aaron finally be able to get the woman he has been "vying" for, and finally have his happily ever after? ---- Toni Simpson is Laydii's younger fifteen-year-old sister. She is young and carefree, as most girls are at that age. However, she's more than just your typical teenager, as she so badly wants to be grown and take on the world way before her time. Unaware of the ill intentions of those surrounding her; she goes and gets herself into a situation that even she's not so sure she can get out of. Will Toni be able to return to that once carefree teen, or will fatal circumstances force her to grow up before she is really ready. With drugs, lies, sex, murder and betrayal; many will be left devastated, and trying to find their way out of this twisted web of chaos. Ride along with these characters, as they take you on a journey around the dirty south city of "Memphis."

Finding Memphis

Author : Bre Rose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Finding Memphis written by Bre Rose and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My life has never been easy. Raised by a single mother only to have her die when I was eight. Leaving me alone, being passed from foster home to foster home filled with abuse until one day I found myself homeless. Thankfully, a friend I didn't realize I had was there. He rescued me from the streets. But my life was not meant to be easy and a hidden danger made its presence known. Unknown to me I had a stalker who would do anything in his power to make me his. When his first 'gift' came, it showed just how much danger I was in, so I did the only thing I could, I ran. Now I find myself in a place special to my mother suddenly surrounded by people who care about me. But, like everyone in this world, they are not without issues and battles of their own. Colin, Kaleb, Mack and Ryker fought their way into my heart and showed me love I didn't know existed. But when the danger I had been running from finds me and an enemy of my guys' surfaces, it leaves me questioning, will we make it through it alive and together? Warning: This is a medium burn contemporary dark Reverse Harem novel. Triggering elements appear throughout the story.

Alice + Freda Forever

Author : Alexis Coe
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1541581679
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Alice + Freda Forever written by Alexis Coe and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."—Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation—it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her seventeen-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter—and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed: This was a dangerous and incurable perversion. As the courtroom was expanded to accommodate national interest, Alice spent months in jail—including the night that three of her fellow prisoners were lynched (an event which captured the attention of journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells). After a jury of "the finest men in Memphis" declared Alice insane, she was remanded to an asylum, where she died under mysterious circumstances just a few years later. Alice + Freda Forever recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes.

Memphis Mae

Author : Jennifer J. Hayes
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781478792529
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Memphis Mae written by Jennifer J. Hayes and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FICTIONAL ROMANCE INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS Memphis Mae holds the key to her mother's deepest secrets in her journal - but the questions and feelings they arouse in Memphis make her start to doubt everything she has ever known about her mother and what she believed was true love... Memphis Mae is the long-anticipated follow-up to Bound by Memphis, which earned author Jennifer J. Hayes the 2013 Author of the Year Award from the BWABC. More tantalizing glimpses from Jasmine's past are revealed through the eyes of her daughter as she reads her journal, while bringing the events of the first book to stunning conclusion. As Jasmine's words mingle with Memphis' painful experiences, the young lady begins to question what love is - that between our parents, and that in her own life. Far away from her hometown Dallas, Memphis is crawling to the end of her undergrad studies in NYC, struggling with the challenges of adapting to adult life in the Big Apple without the support of her family. As she reads through the torrid pages of her mother's journal, she finds herself swept off her feet by the dashing Fritz Ribeiro, a spontaneous musician who is every inch the sensuous and creative soul. The instant attraction between the two forces her to confront her own feelings - and what she really wants. Her blossoming relationship with Fritz is everything that Memphis once dreamed of, but the whispers of the past that she finds in Jasmine's journal makes her question the love her parents share and her own ability to find her one true love with Fritz - or with anyone. Memphis Mae continues Jasmine's story where Bound by Memphis left off, wrapping its story into a new setting as the old indiscretions of Jasmine reverberate through the years into the present.

Cassius

Author : Gordon Thorburn
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844549852
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Cassius written by Gordon Thorburn and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassius was a truly exceptional police dog whose career became the stuff of legend and the gold standard for all dogs coming after. In just five years he scored a century of arrests, saved lives, bit half a dozen policemen, and gave his handler, PC Joe Sleightholm, the most exciting, exhilarating, and nerve-wracking times of his life. Things did not go according to plan in Sleightholm's first years as a police dog handler. The difficulties of finding and keeping the right dog were so great that he was ready to give up. Then Cass came along. The two of them quickly formed a bond, graduated as stars from the training school, and became an outstandingly effective working partnership. Cass became part of the Sleightholm family, too. Car thieves, armed robbers, drug dealers, murderers, burglars--Cassius learned to find them, contain them, intimidate, and attack if he had to. Sometimes it was dangerous for him. Usually it was more dangerous for the criminal. The story of Cassius is by turns thrilling, funny, and moving, and always a fascinating insight into the freemasonry of police dog training.

A Hood Love in Memphis

Author : Monica Parker
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500752095
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book A Hood Love in Memphis written by Monica Parker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Memphis, Tennessee the streets are rough and dangerous, and in these mean streets you'll meet Aubrey Williams aka Bre. She's a young, fly and sexy, hood chick that's caught up with a crazy controlling boyfriend along with a host of other THOTS that he has on the side. After her mother dies, she ends up moving in with her boyfriend, Kwame'. In Memphis, Kwame' is street certified and has a dangerous reputation of being notorious. However, the unnecessary drama that Kwame takes Bre through is far too drastic for any young woman to handle. Bre meets up with two new friends, Lemon and Myeshia. They help Bre come up with a plan to get rid of Kwame for good or so they thought. Two years later, Bre finds herself falling in love again with her new prince charming Jamil Grant aka Psycho. Jamil is an irresistible ladies man that most women fall for at the drop of a dime. Every person has an agenda. It's everyone for themselves in this triangle of love. However, when Kwame appears again he's coming with everything it takes to get Bre back. Her life as she knows it is turned upside down. Now with her family involved, things are about to get crazy. Watch the drama unravel before your eye's in this hot new saga. A Hood Love In Memphis.

In Love with the King of Memphis

Author : Dee Ann
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986595384
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book In Love with the King of Memphis written by Dee Ann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No man is willing to do anything for a woman without wanting something in return." That's how Korday Young feels when she meets the King of Memphis Brandon "Brass" Moss, but what she doesn't know is, he's far from the average. Korday is a young, vibrant wedding planner/coordinator who thrives off her success. She buries herself in work to avoid thinking of the problems in life that haunt her. After her first run in with Brass, she finds herself wondering about the mystery man until he's in one of her weddings. Their friendship blooms and she learns that Brass is more than meets the eye. She finds herself falling for him, but what happens when she finds herself in a predicament she can't get out of? Monica Waters is the older sister of Brass and the true definition of a go-getter. Being a full-time mother and author while being a part-time student is a challenge, but Monica has another responsibility that requires more work; her boyfriend, Kioni. Kioni is the apple of Moni's eye and she will do anything for him, despite her family's warnings of her deserving better. Kioni changes for the better, proving everyone wrong, but what is the motive behind this sudden change? Is it genuine or is there something he's trying to cover up? Sazmen Moss is the hot headed younger brother of Brass who lives life by his rules and only his. No one can tell him anything, not even his girlfriend Paisley Barbie. Paisley grows tired of Saz and his games and finds the strength to leave. Putting herself first becomes the number one priority in her life, so where does that leave Saz? Life starts taking a toll on him and he starts falling into a depression only Paisley can get him out of. Will she continue putting herself first? Or will she go back to square one?

Before We Were Yours

Author : Lisa Wingate
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0425284697
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Before We Were Yours written by Lisa Wingate and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller “Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 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. 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 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. 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. Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.