Before We Were Yours: A Novel (Paperback)

from SarahGraceGrzy

Wow. I had a feeling this book would totally decimate my emotions, and it did just that. It is not for the faint of heart. First off, Wingate's writing style . . . just wow! While I don't usually enjoy first person present tense, it worked incredibly well for this novel. While incredibly poetic a...

from mojomomma

After the last book I read, this was a breath of fresh air, but still a tear-jerker. Avery discovers that her grandmother was adopted at birth and that her birth parents were told that she was stillborn. When the parents return home to their houseboat on the Mississippi River, they discover that ...

from Victoria

Haven't read yet but good price fast delivery

from sgsmitty

Once again I stepped out of my usual genre (science fiction) and read something that ends up being outstanding. I chose this book because I remembered seeing it on various bestseller lists and the blurb was interesting. While the plot and conclusion of this book fairly predictable it is good to r...

from she_climber

Such a heart-breaking but intriguing story of siblings poor but loved and happy living with their parents on a shantyboat along the Mississippi River during the depression. The children were ripped from their home and stuck in children's home where they were beaten, starved, and worse. Then separ...