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SUMMARY:Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:Life startling stories from actual "Lost Friends" ads that app
 eared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War\, as newly freed slaves d
 esperately searched for loved ones who had been sold away..\nhttps://westl
 akelibrary.libnet.info/event/15555210
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Bestselling author Lisa Wingate brings to 
 life startling stories from actual "Lost Friends" advertisements that appe
 ared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War\, as newly freed slaves de
 sperately searched for loved ones who had been sold away.</p>\n<p>Louisian
 a\, 1875:&nbsp\;In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction\, three young wome
 n set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie\, a freed sl
 ave\; Lavinia\, the pampered heir to a now destitute plantation\; and June
 au Jane\, Lavinia's Creole half sister. Each carries private wounds and po
 werful secrets as they head for Texas\, following roads rife with vigilant
 es and soldiers still fighting a war lost a decade before. For Lavinia and
  Juneau Jane\, the journey is one of stolen inheritance and financial desp
 eration\, but for Hannie\, torn from her mother and siblings before slaver
 y's end\, the pilgrimage west reignites an agonizing question: Could her l
 ong-lost family still be out there? Beyond the swamps lie the limitless fr
 ontiers of Texas and\, improbably\, hope.</p>\n<p>Louisiana\, 1987:&nbsp\;
 For first-year teacher Benedetta Silva\, a subsidized job at a poor rural 
 school seems like the ticket to canceling her hefty student debt--until sh
 e lands in a tiny\, out-of-step Mississippi River town. Augustine\, Louisi
 ana\, is suspicious of new ideas and new people\, and Benny can scarcely c
 omprehend the lives of her poverty-stricken students. But amid the gnarled
  live oaks and run-down plantation homes lie the century-old history of th
 ree young women\, a long-ago journey\, and a hidden book that could change
  everything</p>\n<p>The Wednesday Book Group meets the <a href="/events?t=
 Books+and+Authors&amp\;term=Wednesday+afternoon&amp\;start=today&amp\;r=mo
 nths&amp\;n=4">third Wednesday of each month</a>. No registration required
 .</p>\n<p>Find a copy of the featured book in the format of your choice in
  the <a href="/download-stream">digital library</a> any time. New members 
 are always welcome!</p>\n<hr />\n<p><a href="https://bookdbs.nextgoodbook.
 com/booklist/w/8aa2b1cbc1ff718fd4403e31bc3d6479/l/245146" target="_blank" 
 rel="noopener">View or print the list</a> for the year or find more groups
  and resources on the <a href="/book-groups">Book Discussion page</a>.</p>
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