Inhalt: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. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-425-28469-8
Inhalt: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 Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek EAN: penguinrandom
Inhalt:Eine Familie getrennt durch die Wirren des Kriegs und eine mitreißende Suche, die ein ganzes Jahrhundert umspannt. 1987: Als die Lehrerin Benedetta das erste Mal die Schule in Augustine, Louisiana, betritt, ist nichts wie erwartet - schon gar nicht ihre Schüler. Erst als sie die Klasse für ihre eigene Vergangenheit begeistert, beginnen die Kinder ihr zu vertrauen. Gemeinsam erforschen sie die Geschichte des Ortes und stoßen dabei auf eine alte Vermisstenanzeige. 1875: Nachdem der Bürgerkrieg das Land verwüstet hat, werden drei Frauen auf ihrer Reise zu Weggefährtinnen: Lavinia, die Tochter weißer Plantagenbesitzer, ihre Halbschwester Juneau Jane sowie Hannie, eine ehemalige Sklavin. Während Lavinia und Juneau um ihr Erbe kämpfen, sucht Hannie nach ihrer Familie, die einst von Sklavenhändlern verschleppt wurde. Nur drei blaue Glasperlen und eine Zeitungsannonce sind ihr als Mittel geblieben, um ihre Liebsten wiederzufinden ...
Nach »Libellenschwestern« endlich der neue bewegende Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Lisa Wingate - inspiriert von einer wahren Begebenheit!
Inhalt:From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours! Experience three novellas about the joys and trials of sisterhood! The Sea Glass Sisters A mother-daughter road trip is the last thing Elizabeth Gallagher needs. But with an impending hurricane, they are determined to convince Aunt Sandy to abandon her seaside store and return home. Instead, they discover that sisterhood can change hearts, lives, and futures . . . often in unpredictable ways. The 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. The Sandcastle Sister New York editor Jen Gibbs has not only acquired Evan Hall's blockbuster book deal-she's also accepted his engagement proposal. Now she's scared to death. In Jen's family history, marriage represents the death of every dream a woman holds. Will her mother's long-held secret change Jen's belief's about life and love? Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-4964-2142-5
Inhalt:From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours. When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house. Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls, but everything changes with the discovery of eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes, one for each year, spanning from Iola's youth to her last days. Hidden in the boxes is the story of a lifetime, written on random bits of paper-the hopes and wishes, fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman passing through the seasons of an extraordinary, unsung life filled with journeys of faith, observations on love, and one final lesson that could change everything for Tandi. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-4143-8863-2
Inhalt: 1875: Nachdem der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg das Land in Chaos gestürzt hat, werden drei Frauen auf ihrer Reise nach Texas zu unfreiwilligen Weggefährtinnen: Lavinia, die Tochter weißer Plantagenbesitzer, ihre Halbschwester Juneau Jane sowie Hannie, eine ehemalige Sklavin. Jede der drei ist in eigener Mission unterwegs, während es Lavinia und Juneau jedoch um ihr Erbe geht, sehnt sich Hannie nach ihrer Familie, die von Sklavenhändlern verschleppt wurde. Einzig drei blaue Glasperlen sind Hannie als Andenken geblieben - und als Erkennungsmerkmal, sollte sie ihre Liebsten je wiedersehen ... 1987: Als die frischgebackene Lehrerin Benedetta Silva das erste Mal die Schule in Augustine, Louisiana, betritt, ist nichts wie erwartet: Statt moderner Klassenzimmer und lernfreudiger Schüler begegnen ihr Armut sowie Skepsis gegenüber Fremden und jeder Art von Fortschritt. Eines Tages kommt ihr eine Idee: Wenn die Schüler Neuem gegenüber so unaufgeschlossen sind, wie verhält es sich dann mit der Vergangenheit? Kurz darauf ruft sie ein Ahnenforschungsprojekt ins Leben - und stößt dabei auf eine alte Geschichte, die alles verändert ... Systematik: Romane Umfang: 528 Seiten, 2021. 528 S. 221 mm Standort: Romane Wing ISBN: 978-3-8090-2739-3
Inhalt: Avery Stafford ist nach Hause zurückgekehrt, um ihren krebskranken Vater im Wahlkampf zu unterstützen. Bei einem offiziellen Besuch in einem Pflegeheim begegnet sie der 90-jährigen May Crandall. Es gibt eine Verbindung zwischen ihr und ihrer Familie, Avery beginnt zu recherchieren ... Systematik: Romane Umfang: 478 Seiten Standort: Romane Wing ISBN: 978-3-8090-2690-7
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