This book caught me off-guard. I was expecting a historical tale about a family that lived on the Mississippi River. What I discovered was the devastating story of Georgia Tann’s Tennessee Children’s Home Society and the baby/child trafficking that was so long hidden from the public.
The part about Georgia Tann and her baby business is true. The story itself is a riveting revelation of the terror and helplessness these children could have gone through as they were betrayed into Georgia Tann’s clutches.
The story of the family at the center of the book moves from freedom and happiness to fear, horror and separation. It’s a page-turner in a dark world, and to me, the realization that similar horrors happened to hundreds of children, made it even darker.
I followed up this audio book with an internet search of Georgia Tann and her infamous life, and was stunned by the facts. Some evils take a long time to be uncovered and stopped.
Kudos to Lisa Wingate for finding this story, digging up the facts, and passing them along to fiction readers. A chilling but fascinating read.
The young and helpless have so often been victims — and still are. This story sounds fascinating.
I love these “based-on-truth” novels. Readers can truly learn a lot and be spurred on to dig up more information.
Wow this sounds amazing. I will definitely look for it
I think you’d enjoy it, Donna.
This historical fiction sounds like an interesting and challenging read–not to mention what it must have been like for Lisa Wingate to write. You sum this up well, Janice, in your final statement: A chilling but fascinating read.
Certainly worth the reading time, and the extra to look up more information on the subject.
I just read this a few days ago myself. Such an emotional and moving book! <3
No kidding! More than I expected.
Loved this book!
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