This is the type of story that grips you from the first page until the emotional end.
As with her previous series, Lisa does an excellent job of alternating between a contemporary setting and a historical setting, weaving the two plots together as the story progresses.
The historical setting took place during a time in history which I was not familiar. Without giving away anything, the story of the children left me heartbroken and angry. While the story was fiction, it was based on real events, and Lisa's book honors those who suffered.
I highly recommend this book, and I look forward to reading more books by Lisa Wingate. I will be pondering over this story for days to come.

The Stafford's are a blue blood family that have everything going from them. Avery is anot experienced attorney, her father a state senator. She is being groomed for the position of senator if her father is unable to continue because of health issues. Then an elderly woman at a nursing home takes Avery's dragonfly bracelet off her wrist.
The elderly woman, May seems to have a connection to the bracelet and Avery is determined to find answers to secrets that have been hidden away for much too long. Is she willing to know the truth even though it may destroy her family's reputation?
A mysterious orphanage with stolen children. Can it hold the answers she is looking for? What does the word Arcadia have to do with anything? Can the river gypsy's hold the answers to her family history.
Anot excellent read that draws you in and keeps you entertained to the very end.
5 Stars

I absolutely LOVED "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate and am certain that it will be one of the best titles I read all year. The story is reminiscent of the Orphan Train- which is one of my absolute favorite books.

"Yours" is both heartbreaking and uplifting. The story follows 12 year-old Rill Foss and her siblings through their life living on a river shanty to the halls of the notorious Tennessee Children's Home Society where her siblings are "sold" off one by one. Told in alternating chapters through the eyes of Rill and Avery Stafford (a Senator's daughter with a powerful family legacy) finding the two main character's connecting is an engaging and mesmerizing read.

What a fascinating and inspiring novel!! From the synopsis, I knew Before We Were Yours was partially based on a true story, so as I got deeper into this novel that fact kept me 100% captivated. Lisa Wingate does an amazing job with masterfully telling the story in an alternating "then" and "now" style. That style works perfectly as the mystery that ties the "then" and "now" together is revealed. This book was perfectly timed and by the time I got to the end I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters!! Before We Were Yours is a total and complete 5 star read! This book is a story about perseverance, determination, heartbreak, and love! Go check it out, you won't regret it!!!

This book kept me reading long past my bedtime...and then I dreamed about it! I was intrigued by the mystery of these sisters and ached to know how their stories came together.

I had a hard time getting into this book. Since I did not finish it, I do not intend to publish a review.

Lisa Wingate is a top author for me.
I have read all of her books.
I was excited to read a new one by her!

I enjoyed the family's reaction to a cancer diagnosis. Which is a trigger event for many new surprises and a mystery. Questions, secrets - leads to new questions and secrets to be solved.
Twists will keep you n suspense and keep you reading until the conclusion.