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The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
4.5 stars
I received a complimentary e-book copy of this book from Ballantine Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to Lisa Wingate, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
This book was FASCINATING! It was historical fiction based on real events from the Historic New Orleans Collection (a database of Lost Friends for genealogical research and for historical purposes). The Lost Friends were REAL newspaper advertisements for former slave families trying to reconnect after the Civil War. Again, I read a book that I learned so much from and am so thankful for everyone who made this book possible.
Now, the review of this book. I gave it 4.5 stars because it was REALLY hard to get into this book. The first 15% was terribly hard to read because of the material about pre/post Civil War slavery plus it was a difficult book to set up with all of the necessary characters. Once I got going, I couldn't put this book down. I really wanted to know what happened to these characters as I was SO invested in them. The writing as with all of Lisa Wingate's books is just beautiful, descriptive, and detailed. It is almost as if you are a PART of the book!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND especially for historical fiction lovers, but it is a NOT a typical summer read for by the pool or at the beach.
I received a complimentary e-book copy of this book from Ballantine Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to Lisa Wingate, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
This book was FASCINATING! It was historical fiction based on real events from the Historic New Orleans Collection (a database of Lost Friends for genealogical research and for historical purposes). The Lost Friends were REAL newspaper advertisements for former slave families trying to reconnect after the Civil War. Again, I read a book that I learned so much from and am so thankful for everyone who made this book possible.
Now, the review of this book. I gave it 4.5 stars because it was REALLY hard to get into this book. The first 15% was terribly hard to read because of the material about pre/post Civil War slavery plus it was a difficult book to set up with all of the necessary characters. Once I got going, I couldn't put this book down. I really wanted to know what happened to these characters as I was SO invested in them. The writing as with all of Lisa Wingate's books is just beautiful, descriptive, and detailed. It is almost as if you are a PART of the book!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND especially for historical fiction lovers, but it is a NOT a typical summer read for by the pool or at the beach.