New Releases by Lisa Wingate

Die Kinder der indigenen Völker Amerikas, von der Justiz im Stich gelassen, und der Kampf für Gerechtigkeit ... Oklahoma 1909. Die elfjährige Olive weiß, dass ihr Stiefvater es nicht gut mit den beiden Choctaw-Mädchen meint, die als Mündel in seinem Haus untergebracht sind. Als das ältere Mädchen verschwindet, flieht Ollie mit der sechsjährigen Nessa in die Winding Stair Mountains, das berüchtigte Revier der Geächteten und Schatzsucher, wo sie auf Gleichgesinnte treffen. Erst Jahrzehnte später wird Licht auf das Schicksal der Mädchen fallen, die verzweifelt um ihr Überleben kämpften in einer Welt, in der Frauen und Kinder nichts wert sind und die geprägt ist von politischen Konflikten, Korruption und Gier. Endlich der neue mitreißende Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Lisa Wingate – inspiriert von einer wahren Begebenheit!

USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • “Wingate’s stellar latest explores a centuries-long legacy of missing child cases. . . . Her portrayal of the region’s history, culture, and landscape enthralls. Wingate is at the top of her game.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes “a sweeping tale about little known history” (People). 1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren-Odell arrives at Horsethief Trail National Park seeking a quiet place to raise her son. But no sooner has Valerie reported for duty than a teenage hiker goes missing and the long-hidden burial site of three children is discovered in a cave. Val’s quest to uncover the truth wins an ally among the Choctaw Nation’s Tribal Police but soon collides with the deadly legacy of the land itself. 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Radley knows that her stepfather is a threat to the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the remote Winding Stair Mountains, the territory of outlaws, treasure hunters, and desperate men. Along the way, they form an unlikely band with other children struggling to get by on their own. In this gripping novel, Lisa Wingate traces the story of children abandoned by the law and the battle to see justice done. Amid times of deep conflict over who owns the land and its riches, Ollie and Val each leave behind one life in search of another.

A nova obra de Lisa Wingate, autora de Segredos de família Um romance emocionante sobre mulheres fortes e as dolorosas heranças deixadas pelo regime escravagista que persistem até os dias de hoje No fim do século XIX era comum encontrar nos jornais dos EUA anúncios de ex-escravizados recém-libertos em busca de “amigos perdidos” — ou seja, familiares e pessoas próximas que haviam sido vendidos, alforriados ou tinham desaparecido nas brumas do tempo. Com base nesse fato, a jornalista Lisa Wingate brinda os leitores com mais um forte romance sobre três mulheres do passado que desafiaram as convenções para perseguir seus sonhos e uma professora de uma comunidade pobre que, cem anos depois, resgata a saga dessas jovens e descobre que elas têm muito mais em comum com sua própria história e a de seus alunos do que jamais poderia imaginar. O livro dos amigos perdidos é uma história emocionante sobre mulheres à frente do seu tempo, as consequências sangrentas da escravidão que afetam vidas até os dias de hoje e como as lições do passado jamais devem ser esquecidas.

Lisa Wingate se inspira en sorprendentes historias detrás de anuncios de «Amigos perdidos», publicados en los periódicos del sur de los Estados Unidos tras la Guerra de Secesión; historias reales de esclavos recién liberados que buscaban desesperadamente a sus seres queridos. Luisiana, 1875. En la tumultuosa Era de la Reconstrucción, tres jóvenes parten juntas en una arriesgada misión: Hannie, una esclava liberada; Lavinia, la consentida heredera de una plantación que le ha sido arrebatada; y Juneau Jane, la hermanastra mestiza de Lavinia. Cada una de ellas carga con sus propias heridas y guarda profundos secretos, mientras emprenden un viaje a Texas a través de carreteras llenas de justicieros y soldados que todavía luchan por una guerra perdida tiempo atrás. Lavinia y Juneau Jane viajan por una herencia robada y por desesperación económica, pero para Hannie, separada de su madre y de sus hermanos antes del fi n de la esclavitud, el peregrinaje hacia el oeste reaviva una pregunta que la atormenta: ¿podría estar su familia, perdida tiempo atrás, todavía allí? Luisiana, 1987. Para la joven profesora Benedetta Silva, un trabajo subvencionado en una humilde escuela rural parece la oportunidad perfecta para saldar la deuda que ha contraído por sus estudios… hasta que aterriza en una pequeña y desfasada ciudad a orillas del río Misisipi. La gente de Augustine, Luisiana, se resiste a acoger a nuevos habitantes e ideales, y Benny apenas puede llegar a comprender las difíciles vidas de sus alumnos, golpeados por la pobreza. Pero entre los robustos robles que siguen en pie y las plantaciones en ruinas, se esconde la centenaria historia de tres jóvenes mujeres, un viaje en el pasado, y un libro escondido que podría cambiarlo todo. «Destacando que las historias son importantes y nunca deben pasar desapercibidas, Lisa Wingate ha escrito una novela cautivadora para muchos lectores…Fascinante y, en última instancia, alentadora.» —Library Journal

”Det här är lite Toni Morrison blandat med Huckleberry Finn. ... det blir en odyssé genom USA.” Jenny Lindh i Nyhetsmorgon, TV4 Efterlängtad historisk roman av författaren till Innan ni tog oss. I den turbulenta tiden efter det amerikanska inbördeskriget ger sig 18-åriga Hannie ut på en farofylld resa för att hitta sin mor och de åtta syskon som alla fördes bort av slavhandlare. Hennes dyrbaraste ägodel är tre blå glaspärlor som hon fick av sin mormor som ett kännetecken. Drömmen är att familjen en dag ska återförenas och att pärlhalsbandet ska bli komplett igen. 1987 börjar Benny Silva arbeta i en skola i en fattig stad i Louisiana. Både elever och föräldrar saknar framtidshopp och har tappat kontakten med sina rötter. Men en dag hittar Benny en hundra år gammal bok som kommer att förändra allt. "En riktigt härlig sydstatsroman berättad i två tidsplan ... både en historisk skildring som bygger på verkliga händelser, en äventyrsroman och naturligtvis en kärlekshistoria. Här finns både drag från Borta med vinden och Huckleberry Finn. /.../ jag kunde inte släppa boken." Karlstads-Tidningen "Åh, vilken berättelse. Jag älskade ju Innan de tog oss, men aldrig kunde jag tro att författaren skulle skriva en ny bok som tog mig med storm. /.../ Författaren lyckas få till magin så att jag färdas genom både tid och rum och allt blir verkligt. Jag kan inte slita mig från berättelsen förrän den är slut och då känns det konstigt att lämna bokens miljöer. Vilken fin läsupplevelse!" Boktokig

La quête bouleversante de trois jeunes filles que tout sépare dans le sud des États-Unis ravagé par la guerre de Sécession. Louisiane, 1875 : Hannie, ancienne esclave, se retrouve malgré elle à faire la route avec Lavinia, son ancienne maîtresse, héritière ruinée d''une plantation, et Juneau Jane, la demi-sœur de Lavinia, fille d''une célèbre courtisane de La Nouvelle-Orléans. Chacune cherche le même homme, mais pour des raisons différentes. C''est au péril de leur vie qu''elles se lancent dans une épopée dangereuse à travers les États du Sud. Au bout du chemin, Hannie nourrit le secret espoir de retrouver les membres de sa famille dont elle a été séparée avant la fin de l''esclavage. Louisiane, 1987 : Pour Benedetta Silva, devenir professeure dans un collège rural semble la meilleure idée pour rembourser ses prêts étudiants. Mais les habitants de la ville d''Augustine se méfient des intrus et Benny peine à trouver sa place. Les Chemins de la liberté dévoile des événements historiques méconnus : après la guerre de Sécession, les anciens esclaves ont fait paraître des avis de recherche dans les journaux des États du Sud pour retrouver les membres de leur famille.

Louisiana 1875: I den turbulente tiden etter borgerkrigen legger den unge slavejenta Hannie ut på en farefull ferd mot Texas for å finne moren og de åtte søsknene som alle i sin tid ble bortført av slavehandlere og solgt videre. Hannie har tre blå glassperler fra bestemorens halskjede som hun vokter som en skatt. Perlene ble fordelt til søsken og søskenbarn sånn at de skulle ha et kjennetegn hvis det gikk mange år før de ble gjenforent. Målet er at en dag skal alle samles og perlekjedet bli komplett igjen. Louisiana 1987: Den nyutdannede læreren Benny Silva takker ja til å jobbe på en skole i en fattig, avsidesliggende by for å få nedbetalt studielånet. Hun er rystet over boforholdene til elevene, samtidig som hun med sin akademiske bakgrunn blir møtt med skepsis fra foreldrene. Men en dag finner hun en helt spesiell og over hundre år gammel bok som skal komme til å forandre alt.

Verloren familie van Lisa Wingate vertelt op meeslepende wijze het verhaal van drie jonge vrouwen die op zoek zijn naar hun familie in de nasleep van de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog (1875). Verloren familie van Lisa Wingate – auteur van Kinderen van de rivier – vertelt het ontroerende verhaal van drie jonge vrouwen op zoek naar hun familie na afloop van de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog. Voor de lezers van Een keukenmeidenroman en De ondergrondse spoorweg. Louisiana, 1875. De Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog is net ten einde als drie jonge vrouwen, tegen wil en dank elkaars metgezellen, beginnen aan een hachelijke zoektocht. Lavinia, de verwende erfgename van een noodlijdende plantage, Juneau Jane, haar creoolse halfzus, en Hannie, Lavinia’s voormalige slavin. Ieder draagt haar eigen geheimen met zich mee tijdens hun reis. Voor Lavinia en Juneau Jane staat de erfenis op het spel, maar Hannie – als kind van haar familie gescheiden – heeft een heel andere missie: haar familie, die de hoop had om ooit in Texas in vrijheid te leven, na al die jaren terugvinden. In haar eigen, meeslepende stijl brengt Lisa Wingate in Verloren familie enkele schrikbarende verhalen tot leven van de historische ‘Verloren vrienden’-krantenadvertenties, waarmee bevrijde slaven na de Burgeroorlog wanhopig probeerden hun dierbaren terug te vinden.

"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children''s Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery''s decision to learn more about the woman''s life will take her on a journey through her family''s long-hidden history"--

The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal—some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s bestselling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. She offered up more than 5,000 orphans tailored to the wish lists of eager parents—hiding the fact that many weren’t orphans at all, but stolen sons and daughters of poor families, desperate single mothers, and women told in maternity wards that their babies had died. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of fifteen adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots and find their birth families. Before and After includes moving and sometimes shocking accounts of the ways in which adoptees were separated from their first families. Often raised as only children, many have joyfully reunited with siblings in the final decades of their lives. Christie and Wingate tell of first meetings that are all the sweeter and more intense for time missed and of families from very different social backgrounds reaching out to embrace better-late-than-never brothers, sisters, and cousins. In a poignant culmination of art meeting life, many of the long-silent victims of the tragically corrupt system return to Memphis with the authors to reclaim their stories at a Tennessee Children’s Home Society reunion . . . with extraordinary results. Advance praise for Before and After “In Before and After, authors Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate tackle the true stories behind Wingate’s blockbuster Before We Were Yours, of the orphans who survived the Tennessee Children’s Home Society. With a journalist’s keen eye and a novelist’s elegant prose, Christie and Wingate weave together the stories that inspired Before We Were Yours with the lives that were changed as a result of reading the novel. Readers will be educated, enlightened, and enraptured by this important and flawlessly executed book.”—Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan’s Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris

A sudden shift in a hurricane''s course cancels senior citizen Donetta''s cruise at the last minute. Thrown together with a young woman named Kai, Donetta leads a group of evacuees back to Daily, Texas, where the charm of the town--and the high school coach--has Kai rethinking her drifter existence. Donetta, on the other hand, is contemplating moving on from her floundering marriage. As more people seek refuge in the small town, can they transition from merely surviving to truly thriving?

"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. 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 fiance, 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"--

「看到最後，不能不為他們的故事流下激動熱淚！」 ◆2017 年 Goodreads 網站讀者票選年度冠軍 ◆2018 年美國南方圖書獎年度最佳小說 ◆2018 年 Ezvid Wiki 網站年度十大歷史小說 ◆2018 年 10 月誠品選書、城邦讀書花園選書 ◆改編自美國史上令人心痛的真實事件，Goodreads 網站? ◆全美銷售突破 110 萬冊，賣出全球 36 國版權 ◆紐約時報、華爾街日報、今日美國、出版人周刊、亞馬遜網站熱銷之作 ◆吳曉樂、陳又津、番紅花、楊富閔 同聲推薦 ? 原本幸福美滿的七口之家，一夕之間遭硬生生拆散， 該為孤兒找到歸宿的育幼院，背後隱藏了什麼陰暗祕密？ 一九三九年，十二歲的瑞兒和她的四個弟妹，與年輕的父母一同住在密西西比河的船屋上。那晚風雨交加，父親必須將難產的母親送往醫院，臨行前叮囑瑞兒要照顧好自己的手足，怎料這一離就是永別。隔天，五個孩子遭警察強行帶走，送往「田納西兒童之家」，雖然大人們保證他們很快就能與父母團聚，但未知的黑暗仍逐漸朝他們襲來，瑞兒拚了命要保住所有弟妹，不讓一家人再次被拆散。 二○一七年，在南卡羅來納州艾肯市，即將舉行豪華婚禮、很可能會接下父親參議員棒子的聯邦檢察官艾芙芮，在老人安養院的一次意外遭遇，驅使她好奇地探索那段模糊隱匿的家族史，沒想到竟就此踏上一條最終走向崩壞或救贖的道路——端看她如何抉擇。 這部令人動容的小說，靈感源自美國史上一樁真實事件。兩個家庭、相隔數個世代，因為叫人心碎的不公不義而發生永難癒合的改變。 ▍得獎、書店選書資訊 2017 年 Goodreads 網站讀者票選年度冠軍 2018 年美國南方圖書獎年度最佳小說 2018 年 Ezvid Wiki 網站年度十大歷史小說 2018 年 10 月誠品選書、城邦讀書花園選書 ▍媒體書評、名家推薦 吳曉樂、陳又津、番紅花、楊富閔——同聲推薦 ★ 麗莎．溫格特選取了一章幾乎沒人想起的美國歷史，編織出一個具有延續力的故事。喬琪亞．譚恩與她成立的孟菲斯田納西兒童之家協會確實存在，拆散了無數孩子的情感連結，偷走他們的過去、改變他們的未來，讓人不寒而慄。然而，這本震撼人心小說的真正精湛之處，是溫格特帶我們深入十二歲的河上吉普賽女孩瑞兒．佛斯的心和想法。瑞兒全然單一的個人聲音，在你翻至最後一頁，將依然迴盪在耳邊。溫格特追隨她而去的勇氣也是??鮮明動人。 ——《紐約時報》暢銷書作家 寶拉．麥克蓮（Paula McLain） ★ 這是個勁道十足的故事，關於手足、隱藏的祕密與分享的祕密。我非常喜愛這本書，到現在依然沉浸在愉悅的閱讀體驗裡，為真實犯罪的來龍去脈而震驚，為這些似乎擁有不朽靈魂的角色的旅程而讚嘆。 ——《紐約時報》暢銷書《悲喜邊緣的旅館》作者 傑米．福特 ★ 難忘的閱讀經驗??這本扣人心弦的小說很可能靜靜地令你心碎——不過，因為掌控大局的可是麗莎．溫格特，在你讀完這本書時，你的心不會破碎一地而沒被補綴。她是個說故事高手，一定能直抵核心，讓我們抱持希望、堅定地走下去。 ——《迷人生活的祕密》（Secrets of a Charmed Life）作者 蘇珊．麥斯納（Susan Meissner） ★ 麗莎．溫格特述說一個家庭因田納西兒童之家協會的惡行而分崩離析。這個令人心跳加速的故事聽起來如此逼真，使我無法成眠，直到我知道這家人後來的命運。偷竊最無助脆弱的孩子、將他們賣給出價最高的投標人，得到視若無睹的高階官員許可，這個殘酷的陰謀仍舊縈繞在我心頭，難以忘懷。 ——《喚我回家》（Calling Me Home）作者 茱莉．奇普勒（Julie Kibler） ★ 年度最佳小說之一。……在這部近乎完美的作品裡，你很難從中抽離。 ——《赫芬頓郵報》 ★ 關於失去與尋回一個家庭的故事……手足之情、晦暗的祕密，交織出這部引人入勝的小說。 ——《時人》雜誌 出版社??馬可孛羅 (城邦)

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate captures the heart and faith of small-town America in Talk of the Town. Daily, Texas, has never really been known for much until Amber Anderson becomes a finalist on a television singing show. The producers want to stage a surprise concert for one of the final episodes--only everyone in town seems to know the secret. And paparazzi are arriving. And word from Hollywood is that Amber has disappeared with a bad-boy actor. Can anything go right in this tumbleweed town? Widow Imagene Doll loves her town, but without her beloved husband, life seems lonely--and a bit dull. At least until that fancy-dressed television producer pulls into town, looking terrified and glamorous all at once. Soon life''s not the least bit boring as the town finds itself at the center of a media maelstrom . . . with a young girl''s future on the line.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours explores the connection between our hearts and our pasts in this emotional novel in the Tending Roses series.... Once trapped in a world of poverty and neglect, Dell Jordan knows she was one of the lucky ones. Adopted at thirteen, she was loved, mentored, and encouraged to pursue her passion for music. By twenty, her future has expanded in exciting new directions—a year abroad with a traveling symphony, teaching music to orphans in Ukraine, and applying for a scholarship to Julliard. But underneath Dell’s smoothly polished surface lurk mysteries from the past. Why did her mother abandon her? Who was her father? Are there faces somewhere that look like hers—blood relatives she’s never met? Determined to find answers, and unable to share her emotional uncertainty with her adoptive family, Dell sets off on a secret journey into Oklahoma’s Kiamichi Mountains. Drawn by the only remaining link to her origins—a father’s Native American name on her birth certificate—she travels into quiet wooded valleys, into the heart of the modern Choctaw Nation. There she will find connections to a long and proud heritage and begin to answer the questions of her heart. In the voices of her ancestors, she’ll discover the keys to a future unlike anything she could have imagined.

When a woman’s whole life falls apart, she finds refuge in the home she left behind in this touching novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours. Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from the big questions of her life—the emotional distance in her marriage, her inability to have children, and her bout with cancer. Getting lost in her high-powered career provides the sense of purpose she yearns for. Until the day she’s downsized out of her job and the doctor tells her the cancer may be back. It’s a double blow that would send anyone reeling. It sends Karen to Grandma Rose’s old farm, where her sister has made a seemingly perfect life. Opening herself to the unexpected, Karen finds a lonely child in need of nurturing and insights into her family’s past. In the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, where the sycamore leaves whisper their soft, secret language, she begins to discover answers—and a joy to make her life complete.

A woman struggling to find her way forward discovers hope in her bond with a troubled young girl in this heartfelt novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours. Once a gifted ballet dancer, Julia Costell understands the joy of body and soul lost in a perfect moment. But after buckling under the demands of a professional dance career, she’s landed with a thud in an unglamorous job as a guidance counselor at a performing arts school. Living back home with her parents and feeling lost, Julia is afraid she’ll never soar again—until the day young Dell Jordan is sent to her office. In Dell’s writing, Julia recognizes not only her own despair, but also luminous sparks of hope. But as Julia fights to forge a brighter future for one disadvantaged student, she is drawn into startling undercurrents of conflict and denial within the academy. Now, as she is tested in ways she never imagined, Julia begins to discover that even though her life has seemed off course, she’s been on the right path all along...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours comes an inspiring novel about a lonely woman who finds a connection in the place she least expects. With her adopted son missing and the rest of her family increasingly estranged, SandraKaye Darden is drawn to the little pink house where her Uncle Poppy once provided security. But what begins for Sandra as a simple painting project to help sell the house becomes a secret venture that starts to change everything... Cass Blue is having trouble keeping food on the table since her mother died. When Sandra shows up with sandwiches for the neighborhood kids one day, Cass has no way of knowing that the meeting will lead to the creation of a place of refuge that could reunite a divided community. In this moving story of second chances, two unlikely allies realize their ability to make a difference...and the power of what becomes known as the Summer Kitchen to nourish the soul.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours presents an uplifting novel set in a small Texas neighborhood where unexpected challenges and new relationships give deeper meanings to “home.” When eighteen-year-old Tam Lambert learns that her family’s upscale home is in foreclosure, the life she''s known is forever changed. Tam and her family must move into a tiny house in a changing Dallas neighborhood called Blue Sky Hill. New resident Shasta Reid-Williams knows nothing of real estate schemes when she and her husband purchase a home in Blue Sky Hill. To her it’s the perfect place to raise her children. Better yet is getting to know Tam, who lives right across the street. When neighbors realize that a corrupt deal could force them from their homes, friendships and loyalties are tested. Over the span of one summer, two young women discover the strength and maturity to do the impossible. They find that even in Blue Sky Hill, life-altering relationships and amazing possibilities can begin to blossom...

Com mais de um milhão de exemplares vendidos nos EUA e baseado num escândalo real envolvendo o sequestro e a venda de crianças pobres para famílias ricas, Segredos de família é um romance fascinante e inspirador. Memphis, 1939. Rill Foss, de doze anos, e seus quatro irmãos mais novos vivem uma vida mágica com seus pais a bordo de um barco no rio Mississípi. A mãe está grávida do sexto filho e, ao sofrer complicações durante o parto, é levada às pressas para o hospital. Rill é encarregada de tomar conta dos irmãos, até que estranhos invadem o barco que as crianças chamavam de casa, arrancando-as de tudo o que lhes era familiar e jogando-as em um orfanato no Tennessee. À mercê da cruel diretora da instituição, uma mulher sem escrúpulos envolvida em um impiedoso esquema de tráfico de crianças, Rill luta para manter seus irmãos juntos num mundo perigoso e incerto. Aiken, Carolina do Sul, dias de hoje. Nascida em uma família rica e poderosa, Avery Stafford parecia ter tudo: uma carreira de sucesso como promotora, um noivo bonito e promissor, e uma luxuosa festa de casamento à vista. Quando ela retorna a sua cidade natal para ajudar o pai, um político influente que está às voltas com um escândalo de opinião pública e um grave problema de saúde, um encontro casual com uma senhora durante uma vista oficial a uma clínica geriátrica a faz seguir uma jornada pelo passado de sua família, um caminho que acabará revelando histórias enterradas e fazendo com que Avery repense as suas escolhas e tudo aquilo que considerava como a sua verdade. Best-seller em mais de vinte países e baseado em uma história real que fez com que milhares de famílias norte-americanas revissem suas origens e os segredos escondidos em seu passado, Segredos de família alterna passado e presente para mostrar o poder de duas mulheres fortes, dispostas a vencer todos os obstáculos para defender suas famílias e reinventar suas próprias vidas, ligadas por um vínculo muito mais intenso do que jamais poderiam imaginar.

Un roman poignant sur l''amour fraternel et le poids des secrets trop longtemps gardés. Peu importe les chemins empruntés, le coeur se souvient toujours d''où l''on vient. Memphis, 1939. Par une nuit pluvieuse, Rill Foss, douze ans, et ses quatre frère et sœurs sont enlevés par des inconnus. Emmenés loin de la péniche familiale et des bords du Mississippi, jetés dans un orphelinat, les enfants réalisent bien vite qu''ils ne reverront plus leurs parents. La mystérieuse Société des foyers d''accueil du Tennessee vient de sceller leur sort à tout jamais. Caroline du Sud, de nos jours. Avery Stafford, jeune avocate épanouie à qui tout semble sourire, est de retour dans la ville de son enfance. Lors d''une visite à sa grand-mère, cette dernière tient un discours étrange qui remet en cause toutes ses certitudes. Quelle est vraiment l''histoire de sa famille ? D''où vient-elle ? Troublée, Avery commence à enquêter... " L''un des meilleurs livres de l''année. À ne pas manquer. " The Huffington Post Un des best-sellers de 2017 selon The New York Times.

El libro que ha arrasado por sorpresa en las listas de Estados Unidos, basado en el impactante caso de niños robados que conmocionó al país. Aunque la vida nos lleve por diferentes caminos, el corazón siempre recuerda a dónde pertenece. Memphis, 1939 Rill Foss y sus cuatro hermanos pequeños disfrutan de una infancia mágica en su casa-barco en el Misisipi. Hasta que una noche de tormenta sus padres tienen que correr al hospital y unos desconocidos llegan para llevárselos a la fuerza al orfanato. Aunque les aseguran que su estancia allí será solo temporal, Rill pronto se dará cuenta de la terrible verdad. Y de que tendrá que luchar con todas sus fuerzas para mantener juntos a sus hermanos en un mundo de crueldad e incertidumbre. Aiken, Carolina del Sur, en la actualidad Avery Stafford ha vivido una vida de riqueza y privilegio, tiene una exitosa carrera política y pronto va a casarse con su encantador prometido. Pero un encuentro fortuito suscita dolorosas preguntas que la empujan a investigar en la historia oculta de su familia... y a destapar secretos que pueden llevarla a la destrucción o la redención. Una conmovedora novela inspirada en el escándalo real de la organización de adopciones que durante treinta años secuestró y vendió niños desfavorecidos a familias acomodadas por todo el país. ** En los primeros puestos de USA Today, Amazon y The New York Times. ** Mejor novela histórica del año para los lectores de Goodreads. La crítica ha dicho... «Uno de los mejores libros del año... Es imposible no dejarte atrapar por esta novela prácticamente perfecta. Se lleva tu corazón desde la primera página.» The Huffington Post «Una novela fantástica.» Publishers Weekly «La historia de una familia perdida y encontrada... Un relato cautivador y muy emotivo sobre el amor fraternal y el peso de los secretos.» People «Con seguridad este va a ser uno de los libros más apasionantes de este año... Wingate es una maestra en el arte de contar historias.» Parade «Una historia sincera y genuina.» Historical Novels Review «De cuando en cuando encuentro una novela que me enamora, y Antes de que llegaras de Lisa Wingate es uno de esos libros... Tomen nota: esta puede ser la mejor novela del año.» Shreveport Times «Una historia compleja y que invita a pensar sobre dos familias separadas por dos generaciones... Basada en un famoso escándalo real.» Library Journal

Gennem tredive år kidnappede børnehjemsforstanderinden Georgia Tann fattige børn fra Sydstaterne og solgte dem til rige familier i hele USA. Inden vi blev jeres er en gribende roman baseret på denne skæbnesvangre og virkelige historie og er en bog til alle, der elskede Sarahs nøgle og Pigen uden navn. En stormfuld aften i 1939 efterlades den tolvårige Rill Foss og hendes fire små søskende alene på familiens husbåd på Mississippi-floden, da deres mor i al hast må fragtes til hospitalet. Næste morgen dukker et par politibetjente op og tvinger børnene til at tage med sig. De forsikrer dem om, at de nok skal blive genforenet med deres forældre, men i stedet for havner de på et usselt børnehjem, hvor Rill må kæmpe for at holde søskendeflokken samlet. Godt 75 år senere kaldes Avery Stafford hjem til South Carolina, da hendes far har brug for at have hende ved sin side, mens han fører valgkamp som senator. Under et besøg på et lokalt plejehjem møder Avery en ældre dame, der er fast overbevist om, at hun kender hende, og Avery tvinges til at grave i sin egen families fortid for at finde ud af, om der virkelig er en forbindelse eller ej. Pressen skriver: »... spændende og gribende slægtshistorie ...« **** – Nordjyske »... en pageturner.« **** – Bogrummet.dk »Lisa Wingate er en fantastisk fortæller, der med ’Inden vi blev jeres’ har skrevet en hjerteskærende og uforglemmelig skæbnefortælling om en sort periode i adoptionens historie.« – Litteratursiden »Læs den – en roman der går ind under huden.« – Ugeavisen Ringkøbing »Lisa Wingate har begået en brutal og hjerteskærende roman ...« – Litfix

Eine Familie, vier Schwestern. Ein Unglück, das sie für immer trennt. Eine Liebe, die sie auf ewig eint. Der bewegende SPIEGEL-Bestseller, inspiriert von einer wahren Geschichte. Für Avery hat das Leben keine Geheimnisse. Bis sie auf May trifft. Die 90-Jährige erkennt ihr Libellenarmband, ein Erbstück, und besitzt auch ein Foto von Averys Großmutter. Was hat diese Frau mit ihrer Familie zu tun? Bald stößt Avery auf ein Geheimnis, das sie zurück in ein dunkles Kapitel der Geschichte führt ... Memphis, 1939: Die junge Rill lebt mit ihren Eltern und Geschwistern in einem Hausboot auf dem Mississippi. Als die Kinder eines Tages allein sind, werden sie in ein Waisenhaus verschleppt. Rill hat ihren Eltern versprochen, auf ihre Geschwister aufzupassen. Ein Versprechen, das sie nicht brechen will, ihr aber mehr abverlangt, als sie geben kann ...