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The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
Told in alternating voices...this novel follows the post civil war story of Hannie (a freed slave) who disguises herself as a boy in order to secretly drive her 16 year old mistress, Missy Lavinia and Missy's Creole half sister, Juneau Jane on a quest to find information about the their father who is missing and possibly dead. Their journey takes them from Louisiana to the wilds of Texas in search of family and along the way they collect the stories of "lost friends" in an effort to help others find their families.
That storyline alternates with the experience of Benny Silva, a young English teacher, in 1987 who is trying to bring stories to life for her disengaged students.
Well done although I disliked the final part of Benny's story and felt it was forced.
That storyline alternates with the experience of Benny Silva, a young English teacher, in 1987 who is trying to bring stories to life for her disengaged students.
Well done although I disliked the final part of Benny's story and felt it was forced.