BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey X-WR-CALNAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15edb658-aad5-431c-9104-66e1c69974af SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260910T081647Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T160000 SUMMARY:Book Discussion: "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate LOCATION:Peapack and Gladstone branch\nPeapack and Gladstone branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Peapack and Gladstone bran ch;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Peapack and Gladstone branch:geo:40.7171066,- 74.6593562 GEO:40.7171066;-74.6593562 DESCRIPTION:"Before We Were Yours\," a novel by Lisa Wingate. Discussion m oderated by library staff. Light refreshments will be available..\nhttps:/ /sclsnj.libnet.info/event/11985960 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wing ate is a dual-timeline novel that follows the lives of two women. In 1939 Memphis\, 12-year-old Rill Foss and her siblings are torn from their river boat home and placed in the Tennessee Children&rsquo\;s Home Society orpha nage\, where they face cruelty and uncertainty. In present-day South Carol ina\, Avery Stafford\, born into privilege\, uncovers uncomfortable truths about her family's past. Inspired by a real-life scandal involving kidnap ped children\, this moving story explores resilience\, family\, and the en during quest for belonging.

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