Antes de Que Llegaras / Before We Were Yours
Resumen del Libro
El libro que ha arrasado por sorpresa en las listas de Estados Unidos, basado en el impactante caso de ni�os robados que conmocion� al pa�s. Aunque la vida nos lleve por diferentes caminos, el coraz�n siempre recuerda a donde pertenece. Memphis, 1939 Rill Foss y sus cuatro hermanos peque�os disfrutan de una infancia m�gica 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 llev�rselos a la fuerza al orfanato. Aunque les aseguran que su estancia all� ser� solo temporal, Rill pronto se dar� cuenta de la terrible verdad. Y de que tendr� 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 pol�tica 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 destrucci�n o la redenci�n. Una conmovedora novela inspirada en el esc�ndalo real de la organizaci�n de adopciones que durante treinta a�os secuestr� y vendi� ni�os desfavorecidos a familias acomodadas por todo el pa�s. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER! For readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a "thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal." 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 fianc�, 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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Total de páginas 416
Autor:
- Lisa Wingate
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Valoración
4.1
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