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The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
I really enjoyed listening to this book. The audiobook was read by many different voices which I loved and made it feel like watching a movie. It wasn’t a typical book about slavery but the aftermath of it, and future generations learning about where they came from. It was a nice alteration from the traditional narrative. I enjoyed both the story set in 1875 and the story in 1987 and how history can be forgotten and rediscovered. I especially liked the reminders of the 80s- before the Internet made it so much easier to accomplish some of the tasks that took them months, combined with the lack of easy communication (i.e. cell phones). It made me grateful for technology. I’m glad you learn what happens along the way to the characters and how everyone is connected and the author’s note at the end gave some fascinating historical context. I’d definitely recommend listening to this one.