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leonarkr 's review for:
The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
I might have teared up a time or two during the story of Benny Silva, who arrives in Saint Augustine Parish, Louisiana, in 1987 to teach a challenging population of students.
Her story is interwoven with a story set post-Civil War focusing on Hannie, a freed slave who works as a sharecropper and never gives up hope of locating her missing mother. (Hannie's mom was sold by their former owner.) Hannie's attempts to locate her mother in Texas will eventually connect to Benny's research into the history of the area.
I loved how the timelines came together, but it shouldn't come as a surprise. Lisa Wingate is one of my favorite historical fiction authors.
Her story is interwoven with a story set post-Civil War focusing on Hannie, a freed slave who works as a sharecropper and never gives up hope of locating her missing mother. (Hannie's mom was sold by their former owner.) Hannie's attempts to locate her mother in Texas will eventually connect to Benny's research into the history of the area.
I loved how the timelines came together, but it shouldn't come as a surprise. Lisa Wingate is one of my favorite historical fiction authors.