Before We Were Yours in Around the World in 80 Books

Feb 14, 2019 Linda Martin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, families, fiction, poverty, mysteries, crime, geo-tennessee, child-welfare, aging, 2019

This is one of those audiobooks I wanted not to end, because I loved listening to it so much. The characters became real and important to me, and I liked the readers' voices. The characters had rich backstories. It was beautiful and intriguing to see how their lives were interwoven and dependent on one another.

I don't believe the evil of child snatching has ended with the sad saga of Georgia Tann at the Tennessee Children's Home. I believe it continues on today with corruption within the govern ...more

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Jan 16, 2018 Nancy H rated it really liked it

This is not a book that you 'like' in terms of enjoying. It is, however, a powerful story that needs to be told. It is the story of a family of children who are stolen by the Memphis Tennessee Children's Home, and along with thousands of others, are abused, mistreated, sometimes killed, and sometimes sold into adoption. Although this story is fictionalized, the sordid truth about this adoption scandal is unfortunately real, and thousands of children were stolen, kidnapped, or taken in a scam tha ...more

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Jul 04, 2018 Elaine Kasteler rated it really liked it

"Before We Were Yours" is a history fiction piece of work about the Memphis Tennessee Children's Home and of Georgia Tann's illegal adoption agency. Without this book, I don't think I would have ever known about this true life story. So again, I've had my eyes open. Thank you reading.

I found myself thinking more about of the historical fiction in this book. Because it is haunting about the evils in the world and, in this country, that occurred not even a century ago. It does make me feel we can ...more

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Aug 21, 2018 Traci rated it it was amazing

Wow heart breaking but suspenseful at the same time. Hard to believe this is based on a real story. I really enjoy how the story switched between past and present. As well the use of different voices telling the story was well done once I became familiar with the different characters

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