{"product_id":"before-we-were-yours-1","title":"Before We Were Yours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BLOCKBUSTER HIT - A #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story. For readers of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdad Sings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into a world of wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all. A loving daughter to her father, a US senator, with her own ambitious career as a lawyer and a handsome fiance waiting for her in Baltimore, she has lived a charmed life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Avery returns to Aiken to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with May Crandall, an elderly woman she's never met before, leaves Avery deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about May's life will take her on a journey through a hidden history of stolen children and illegal adoption. A journey that will reveal a secret that could lead to devastation...or redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wingate is a \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e, steeping her narrative with a forward momentum that keeps the reader as engaged and curious.' - \u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It is impossible not to get swept up in this \u003cstrong\u003enear perfect novel\u003c\/strong\u003e. It invades your heart from the very first pages and stays there long after the book is finished.' - \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The society seems too Dickensian to be true, except that it was, and its black-market adoption practices caused a stir in the mid-twentieth century. Wingate \u003cstrong\u003ewrites with flair\u003c\/strong\u003e, and her \u003cstrong\u003edistinctly drawn characters\u003c\/strong\u003e and adept use of the adoption scandal will keep readers turning the pages.' - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lisa Wingate's \u003cstrong\u003eheart-racing, heart-wrenching tale\u003c\/strong\u003e of a family ripped apart by the Tennessee Children's Home Society scandal,\u003cstrong\u003e rang so true\u003c\/strong\u003e I couldn't sleep until I knew their fate. Days later, \u003cstrong\u003eI'm still haunted \u003c\/strong\u003eby the diabolical plot to steal and sell the most vulnerable children to high bidders, sanctioned by high-ranking officials who looked the other way.' - Julie Kibler, International Bestselling Author of \u003cem\u003eCalling Me Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Wingate:::102119","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52713617752339,"sku":"9781489233257","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2700\/9972\/files\/9781489233257.jpg?v=1764042586","url":"https:\/\/www.millsandboon.com.au\/products\/before-we-were-yours-1","provider":"Mills \u0026 Boon Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}