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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F Wingate |
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Author:
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Wingate, Lisa |
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Title:
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Before We Were Yours |
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Remainder of title:
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a novel |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780425284681 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780425284698 (ebook) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3573.I53165 |
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Item number:
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B44 2017 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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813/.54 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC044000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC014000 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Lisa Wingate. |
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Edition statement:
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First edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Ballentine Books |
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Date of publication:
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2017 |
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New York : |
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Ballantine Books, |
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[2017] |
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Extent:
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342 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Dimensions:
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25 cm |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 03/26/2018 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 26.00 |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Historical |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Contemporary Women |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Domestic fiction. |
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Purchase |
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20171130 |
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337988 |
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Amazon |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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HAND CARRY X COPIES/CIP COPY/LP COPY/ANY COPIES NEEDED FOR CONGRESSIONAL LOAN; DO NOT DISCARD; PLS CONTACT amgo, x72445 / scar, x7717 2017.09.11 |
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xn08 2017-07-17 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. |
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xk15 2018-01-18 (CLHC) x-copy/discard to CALM |
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xk26 2017-11-02 x-copy to CALM/LOAN (HAND CARRY) |
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xk07 2017-03-20 |
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hb09 2017-11-30 copy to LOAN |
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xk18 2017-10-11 to LOAN |
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xk07 2017-03-20 ONIX (telework) to CIP |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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49238 |
F Wingate |
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