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Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Follow Avery Stafford as she unravels her family history and finds love along the way. How is Avery’s elderly grandmother connected to the infamous Tennessee Children’s Home Society? Children from this orphanage were not always orphaned, but had been taken from poor or indigent families by nefarious means. Having been adopted into wealthy, prominent, or famous families, were the children better off? And what consequences result as they grew up? Both heartwarming and heart wrenching, this is a story of family secrets and the triumph of love. Well written, this is a comfortable read for a winter afternoon. Enjoy.

Gail, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison