Before We Were Yours

Based on a true story, Lisa Wingate's novel centers on the Tennessee Children's Home Society scandal, where Georgia Tann kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families. The story follows two timelines: in 1939, Rill Foss and her siblings are forcibly removed from their family, and in the present day, a woman investigates her family's past. Blending historical fiction with mystery and drama, it is a poignant tale about sibling love, secrets, and the long-term impact of a notorious piece of American history.