Lisa Wingate

A tale inspired by firsthand accounts about the notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society follows the efforts of a Baltimore assistant D.A. to uncover her parents' fateful secrets in the wake of a political attack and a chance encounter with a stranger. By the best-selling author of Tending Roses.

A Novel

Before We Were Yours

Shelterwood

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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.

O livro dos amigos perdidos

Inspirado em factos veridicos, esta e a historia de duas familias e da terrivel injustica que as mudou para sempre. Nascida num mundo de riqueza e privilegio, Avery Stafford tem tudo. Filha adorada de um senador americano, com a sua propria carreira como advogada e um noivo maravilhoso a espera em Baltimore, ela vive uma vida encantada. Mas quando regressa a casa para ajudar o pai com um problema de saude, um encontro casual com May Crandall, uma idosa desconhecida, deixa Avery profundamente abalada. Ao decidir descobrir mais sobre a vida de May ira embarcar numa viagem pela historia oculta de criancas roubadas e adoc?es ilegais. E cedo ira desvendar um segredo que pode levar a devastac?o... ou a redenc?o. Baseado num dos mais conhecidos escandalos da America - em que uma instituic?o de adoc?o vendeu criancas a familias ricas -, este romance comovente e fascinante recorda-nos como, apesar de os caminhos que tomamos levarem a muitos lugares, o corac?o nunca esquece onde pertencemos. Criticas "Esta historia de partir o corac?o e tambem um seu balsamo - uma poderosa historia de familia, de irm?s, de segredos guardados e de segredos partilhados. Adorei este livro. Ainda estou a recuperar, em choque com os elementos verdadeiros do crime, estupefacta com a viagem destas personagens que parecem ter almas imortais." -Jamie Ford "Uma [historia] de uma familia perdida e encontrada... uma historia envolvente e cativante sobre amor entre irm?os e o preco dos segredos." -People "Um dos melhores livros do ano... E impossivel n?o ficar arrebatado por este romance quase perfeito." -The Huffington Post "Wingate e uma mestre a contar historias, e o leitor sera atraido a medida que ela revela o despertar de terror e magoa que e o legado de Georgia Tann." -Parade

Antes de Sermos Vossos

Memphis, 1939. Par une nuit d'orage, les cinq enfants Foss sont enlevés avant d'être jetés dans un orphelinat. Rapidement, ils comprennent qu'ils ne reverront jamais leurs parents. Rill, la soeur aînée, fait tout pour éviter la séparation de la fratrie. De nos jours, Caroline du Sud. Avery Stafford, brillante avocate, est de retour dans sa ville natale. Elle soutient son père sénateur qui tente d'apaiser un scandale autour des conditions de vie dans les maisons de retraite. C'est alors qu'une des pensionnaires aborde Avery. La vieille femme semble terriblement émue mais pas folle. Et ce qu'elle lui révèle est si troublant qu'Avery décide d'enquêter sur sa propre famille. L'histoire de ses origines pourrait être bien différente de la version officielle... a Magistral. "

Les enfants du fleuve

In a time of crisis, two women come together and set off down a road of hope in this novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours. Twenty-year-old Jenilee Lane, whose dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide, doesn’t imagine any good could come out of the tornado that has ripped across the Missouri farmland where she makes her home. But some inner spark compels her to take action. To rescue her elderly neighbor Eudora Gibson from the cellar in which she’s been trapped. To make her way to the nearby town of Poetry, where the townspeople have begun to gather in the only building left standing. To collect from the devastated landscape fragments of life that lie strewn about in the tornado’s wake: letters, photographs, and mementos that might mean something to people who have lost everything. Eudora Gibson didn’t think Jenilee had it in her. But the girl she’s hardly noticed for years is now surprising her—stepping forward with a bravery that inspires Eudora to face her own bitter past. Brought close by tragedy, the two will learn lessons about the resilience of the human spirit and the ties that make a community strong. And together, they will travel to a place that once lay beyond their dreams.

Good Hope Road

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller “Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain 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 fiancé, 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. Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

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Lisa Wingate Is a Top Name in Inspirational Contemporary Romance At thirty-four, congressional staffer Mallory Hale is about to embark on an adventure completely off the map. After a whirlwind romance, she is hopelessly in love with two men--fortunately, they're related. Daniel Everson and his little boy, Nick, are a package deal, and Mallory suddenly can't imagine her future without them. Mallory couldn't be more shocked when Daniel asks her to marry him, move to Texas, and form a family with him and motherless Nick. The idea is both thrilling and terrifying. Mallory takes a leap of faith and begins a sweet, mishap-filled journey into ranch living, Moses Lake society, and a marriage that at times reminds her of the mail-order-bride stories. But despite the wild adventure of her new life, she discovers secrets and questions beneath her rosy new life. Can she find answers on Firefly Island, a little chunk of property just off the lakeshore, where mysterious lights glisten at night?

Firefly Island (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #3)

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.

Talk of the Town

When Rebecca Macklin receives a long-distance call from the Dallas police to explain her aging father has been found repeatedly wandering the city streets alone, and his wife has suffered a serious illness, it is not what she is expecting. Despite the demands of the busy LA legal practice Rebecca shares with her husband, she must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home. When Hanna Beth Parker hears about the arrival of her stepdaughter, Rebecca, who has stayed away for decades, she knows something is terribly wrong. Suddenly, the last person she'd ever turn to for help is the only one she can count on. But forging a relationship with Rebecca will require awakening old ghosts. In this moving story of separation and forgiveness two women will unravel the betrayals of the past, examine the yearnings of the heart, and discover the truest meaning of family.

A Month of Summer

Tidewater Sisters : "Tandi Reese and her sister, Gina, have complicated ties. Faced with legal papers for a fraud she didn't commit, Tandi heads to the North Carolina Tidewater for a reckoning. But to unravel lies from truth, she must first confront strained sibling bonds and uncover a dark family secret."--Page 4 of cover.

Sisters

Lauren Eldridge had avoided returning home to Daily, Texas, until her father confesses to being in over his head. Paying back an old favor, he's invested in a horse that's supposed to be the star of a new Hollywood movie. Only the horse won't behave. And Lauren is the best trainer in the state. Convinced to return, she soon finds more than she bargained for when the movie's screenwriter turns out to be leading-man handsome. This movie may be Nate Heath's last shot at turning his career around. He didn't have high hopes at first, but the town of Daily may be just what everyone needs to find hope and healing. And maybe even a little romance.

Word Gets Around (Welcome to Daily, Texas Book #2)

"Lisa Wingate writes with depth and warmth, joy and wit."--Debbie Macomber Heather Hampton returns to Moses Lake, Texas, to help facilitate the sale of a family farm as part of a planned industrial plant that will provide the area with much-needed jobs. Heather's future fiance has brokered the deal, and Heather is in line to do her first large-scale architectural design--if the deal goes through. But the currents of Moses Lake have a way of taking visitors on unexpected journeys. What was intended to be a quick trip suddenly morphs into Valentine's week--with Blaine Underhill, the handsome banker who just happens to be opposing Heather's project. Spending the holiday in an ex-funeral parlor seems like a nightmare, but Heather slowly finds herself being drawn into the area's history, hope, and heart.

Blue Moon Bay (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #2)

Wingate's empathic writing style is beautifully suited to this contemporary romance in which the simple life is portrayed as heroic and romantic. – Booklist. Wingate’s style ranges from humorous to searching to achingly tender. . . Her writing is wise, witty, and compassionate. – Romantic Times (Top Pick) A job writing articles about rural Texas cooking? Big city reporter Colleen Collins can’t even cook! But thanks to a scandal that cost Collie her job, her boyfriend, and – with this demeaning assignment – her self-respect, she has no choice but to head to the Texas hill country. After only a few days in the charming little town of San Saline, she ends up liking its big-hearted residents, and finds it impossible to resist True McKittrick, whose mere presence makes her feel utterly alive – and inexplicably at home.

Texas Cooking

Laura Draper is having the worst day of her life. Before she knows what’s happening, her career as a magazine editor, her relationship with a well-known photojournalist, and her sanity are all unraveling. She finds herself marooned at a crossroads in nowhere Texas wondering which way to turn when two very strange, elderly ladies convince Laura to come inside their little café. There, Mernalene and Hasselene serve up their special coffee, homemade buttermilk pie, and one delectable, home-grown cowboy. When you’re living an hour from the nearest Wal Mart, and even further from the nearest mall, you learn to appreciate the simple things our parents and grandparents treasured. In this part of the world, life moves with a quiet simplicity, and every town is centered around the local café. – Lisa Wingate, writing about the inspiration for her Texas trilogy.

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