El Libro De Los Amigos Perdidos | Lisa Wingate ...

Reviewers from The StoryGraph and All About Romance highlight Wingate's use of real historical newspaper ads as "heart-wrenching" and "illuminating".

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Following the Civil War, Hannie Gossett, a formerly enslaved woman, finds herself on a perilous journey to Texas. She is joined by two unlikely companions: Lavinia, the pampered daughter of Hannie's former master, and Juneau Jane, the master's illegitimate Creole daughter. While the half-sisters seek their father to secure a stolen inheritance, Hannie’s deeper mission is to find her mother and siblings, who were sold off years prior. Reviewers from The StoryGraph and All About Romance

“I learned about the lost friends project that I never knew about — fascinating!” The StoryGraph The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel Following

The novel has received praise for its emotional depth and historical research, though some reviewers have noted areas for critique:

“Powerful book about the many people, freed slaves, who were separated from family and community after the end of the Civil War.” The StoryGraph