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Antes de que llegaras / Lisa Wingate ; traduccion de Laura Vidal.

Wingate, Lisa (author.). Vidal, Laura, (translator.).

Summary:

El libro que ha arrasado por sorpresa en las listas de Estados Unidos, basado en el impactante caso de ninos robados que conmociono al pais. Aunque la vida nos lleve por diferentes caminos, el corazon siempre recuerda a donde pertenece. Memphis, 1939 Rill Foss y sus cuatro hermanos pequenos disfrutan de una infancia magica 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 llevarselos a la fuerza al orfanato. Aunque les aseguran que su estancia alli sera solo temporal, Rill pronto se dara cuenta de la terrible verdad. Y de que tendra 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 politica 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 destruccion o la redencion. Una conmovedora novela inspirada en el escandalo real de la organizacion de adopciones que durante treinta anos secuestro y vendio ninos desfavorecidos a familias acomodadas por todo el pais.
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 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 so.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781947783522
  • ISBN: 1947783521
  • Physical Description: 443 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Primera edicion.
  • Publisher: Barcelona : Suma de Letras, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Traducción de: Before we were yours.
Language Note:
Texto en español = Text in Spanish.
Subject: Tennessee Children's Home Society > Fiction.
Adoption > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Secuestro > Novela.
Orfanatos > Novela.
Niños desaparecidos > Novela.
Investigación criminal > Novela.
Adopción > Novela.
Vida familiar > Novela.
Genre: Novela hogareña.
Materiales en español.
Spanish language materials.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Milton-Freewater Public Library SPAN Winga (Text) 37862000419366 Spanish-Adult Available -
OTLD Boardman Library SP F WIN (Text) 37818000331936 Spanish Available -


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