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mariahcooke 's review for:
The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
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4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book follows two timelines but both involve the Gossett family plantation. The first is set in 1875 following the two daughters and one slave of the owner. They are trying to find the land deeds and their father. Hannie gets tied up in their scheme when she follows them and their journey is a crazy ride. The other timeline is set in 1987 with Bennie a school teacher who is new to town. She’s just trying to do her job the best she can but divided city lines and under funded schools keep getting in the way.
While this book took awhile to pull me in once the story got going I was really hooked. I enjoyed the 1875 storyline more but I did love how the 1987 one tied in at the end.
Throughout the book are real ads from southern newspapers that were read to congregations searching for relatives of freed slaves whose family was lost or sold over time. This is a part of the book that was also tied in near the end and was so beautifully done. It is such a heartbreaking part of the story and of history.
4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book follows two timelines but both involve the Gossett family plantation. The first is set in 1875 following the two daughters and one slave of the owner. They are trying to find the land deeds and their father. Hannie gets tied up in their scheme when she follows them and their journey is a crazy ride. The other timeline is set in 1987 with Bennie a school teacher who is new to town. She’s just trying to do her job the best she can but divided city lines and under funded schools keep getting in the way.
While this book took awhile to pull me in once the story got going I was really hooked. I enjoyed the 1875 storyline more but I did love how the 1987 one tied in at the end.
Throughout the book are real ads from southern newspapers that were read to congregations searching for relatives of freed slaves whose family was lost or sold over time. This is a part of the book that was also tied in near the end and was so beautifully done. It is such a heartbreaking part of the story and of history.