Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

In 1939 Memphis, twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a carefree life aboard their family’s riverboat—until a tragic turn tears them from their parents and thrusts them into the infamous Tennessee Children’s Home Society. Decades later, privileged attorney Avery Stafford stumbles upon a forgotten photograph that leads her into the dark past of her family’s legacy.

Told across generations, Before We Were Yours is a profoundly moving story of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family. Inspired by true events, it reminds readers that even the most broken past can give rise to hope.