Before we were yours : a novel
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New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
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342 pages ; 24 cm
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Lower Level - FictionFIC WINGATE, LISAChecked OutApril 11, 2024

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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wingate, L. (2017). Before we were yours: a novel (First edition.). Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wingate, Lisa. 2017. Before We Were Yours: A Novel. Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel Ballantine Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel First edition., Ballantine Books, 2017.

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