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Mar 06, 2024madhrowe rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A nice fictional account with some true facts woven in about a time in the past.
Dec 10, 2023
A fantastic journey into American history told from a viewpoint that many, including myself, did not know existed. Powerfully written.
Oct 25, 2023
good
Mar 21, 2023kpscc5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
loved it.
Mar 10, 2023novesky rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. I love the history learned and characters. Hannie's chapters were much more interesting to me and some of the situations were a little far fetched so I give it a 4.5 out of 5. Still, it was a wonderful and…
Feb 01, 2023t_lynschm77 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The history behind this story was really fascinating. I also enjoyed the time hops between the late 1880s and 1980s, as well as a surprising reveal at the very end. Unfortunately, the story was a bit slow and I had to power through simply…
Mar 15, 2022beaches4evr rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Well-researched, interesting story. I loved it! My first read of this author and will definitely read more of hers. The importance of family & connections...well done!
Dec 01, 2021HooeyB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Hannie,, and Benny was a great little story, loved the history and dynamics that go with money and power
Nov 24, 2021wendybird rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The book was fine, and entertaining enough. In this day & age, I'm always a bit skeptical (is that fair? authors are "creators", after all) when a white writer assumes the voice of a historically set person of colour (in this case, a young…
Nov 03, 2021
I love this book so far...
Oct 10, 2021dmd1949 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully interesting historical story.
Sep 14, 2021bibliosara rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I started reading this book with more interest than usual, as it was the first book I've read by Lisa Wingate. Within a few chapters, I was in love with Wingate's writing and the characters she has created. As we discover two strong women…
Sep 12, 2021AnnSkye rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A good read.
Aug 06, 2021
260 pages in and I stopped reading. Very slow moving.
Jul 02, 2021Tica77 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book kept my interest throughout and I loved it as much as the author’s Before we were yours. I always enjoy historical fiction which focuses on little known true facts, in this case the Book of lost Friends. The research is…
Jun 18, 2021peacebenow rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Story from Louisiana which switches between post Civil war and present day. Three women from different social positions and race are thrown together in an attempt to find their father and/or inheritance. They traverse his trail to TX which…
Jun 18, 2021512cadcock rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was an enjoyable historicalish fiction read but I didn’t think it was as good as Before We Were Yours. The tale follows 2 plot lines from the late 1800s and the late 1900s that centered around family/community ties to slavery. It…
May 10, 2021tamartinkus rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book taught me a lot about slavery and how it broke up families. Excellent book.
May 02, 2021elmoskippy rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed the correlation between the past and present in this story enabling the reader to understand the history behind the lives of those involved in finding their loved ones. It's well written and kept me reading until the…
Apr 06, 2021Tinuviel7 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Best book I have read this year. Beautifully written and quickly engaged me. I gave it five stars and don't think the Publishers Weekly reviewer was right at all. This was the first of Lisa Wingate's books I have read, and I held off…
Feb 01, 2021Trixie_reads rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I wasn't sure how to rate this. The story was interesting, but I felt uneasy that this was a white author telling a Black story. The teacher also was a bit of a white savior. I wish that instead of telling a Black person's story, the…
Jan 27, 2021debbowen rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a great read! A cross between “The Color Purple “ and “Lonesome Dove”. Two perfect novels!
Jan 26, 2021posie12 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I have to say I skipped a lot of the last half. What started out to be a fairly good story turned into some kind of "how am I going to finish this thing". So much melodrama as to be silly.
Dec 26, 2020KBaxter301 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Book of Lost Friends" by Lisa Wingate is an excellent historical fiction set in the American south of 1875 and 1987. It deals with the story of slavery and the aftermath of the south's recovery; with the richness of personal history…
Nov 28, 2020celiawhite99 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent story of lost family histories and how they are pieced together Lisa Wingate is a great story teller!