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The Book of Lost Friends

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a novel inspired by little-known historical events, telling the dramatic story of three young women searching for family in the post-Civil War South, alongside a modern-day teacher who uncovers their story's connection to her students' lives. Lisa Wingate vividly brings to life the "Lost Friends" advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers as freed slaves sought their loved ones. In Louisiana, 1875, Lavinia, the pampered heir to a destitute plantation, Juneau Jane, her illegitimate free-born Creole half-sister, and Hannie, Lavinia's former slave, embark on a perilous quest to Texas. Each carries deep wounds and secrets as they navigate dangerous roads filled with vigilantes and remnants of a war lost a decade prior. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is driven by financial desperation, while for Hannie, who was torn from her family before slavery's end, it reignites the hope of finding her long-lost loved ones. Fast forward to Louisiana, 1987, where first-year teacher Benedetta Silva takes a job at a struggling rural school, hoping to alleviate her student debt. However, she finds herself in a town resistant to change, grappling to understand her impoverished students' lives. Amid the backdrop of gnarled live oaks and dilapidated plantation homes lies the century-old history of the three women, their journey, and a hidden book that cou

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The Book of Lost Friends, Lisa Wingate

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2020
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Autorka opět nezklamala moje očekávání. Na tento titul jsem narazila dřív, než jsem si pořídila a přečetla Než jsme byly tvoje, ale četla jsem ho nakonec až po knize Než jsme byly tvoje. Tento titul mě zaujal už svým názvem, nicméně anotace ještě víc, protože doslova až sbírám příběhy, které vysvětlují minulost, souvislosti, příčiny, vše předcházející tomu nynějšímu. Mám více knih obsahujících příběhy skupin segregovaných, vyloučených a nepřijatých "včera, dnes nebo zítra". Autorka má zvláštní, poměrně výpravný, až básnický způsob vyjadřování, což si taky cením. Na tuhle knihu jsem se těšila, četla jsem jí na moje poměry dlouho a pomalu, ale zato s požitkem, protože pro mě to byl příběh vystavěný precizně, čistě i emočně. Milovala jsem během četby obě dějové/časové linie a nemohla se dočkat každého dalšího postupu obou hlavních postav.

Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydania
2020
Väzba
pevná
ISBN10
1984819887
ISBN13
9781984819888
Série
Prvé vydanie
2020
Pôvodný názov
The Book of Lost Friends
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a novel inspired by little-known historical events, telling the dramatic story of three young women searching for family in the post-Civil War South, alongside a modern-day teacher who uncovers their story's connection to her students' lives. Lisa Wingate vividly brings to life the "Lost Friends" advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers as freed slaves sought their loved ones. In Louisiana, 1875, Lavinia, the pampered heir to a destitute plantation, Juneau Jane, her illegitimate free-born Creole half-sister, and Hannie, Lavinia's former slave, embark on a perilous quest to Texas. Each carries deep wounds and secrets as they navigate dangerous roads filled with vigilantes and remnants of a war lost a decade prior. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is driven by financial desperation, while for Hannie, who was torn from her family before slavery's end, it reignites the hope of finding her long-lost loved ones. Fast forward to Louisiana, 1987, where first-year teacher Benedetta Silva takes a job at a struggling rural school, hoping to alleviate her student debt. However, she finds herself in a town resistant to change, grappling to understand her impoverished students' lives. Amid the backdrop of gnarled live oaks and dilapidated plantation homes lies the century-old history of the three women, their journey, and a hidden book that cou