Lisa Wingate Knihy

Píše se rok 1939. Dvanáctiletá Rill Fossová a její mladší sourozenci si žijí bezstarostný život na Mississippi. Jenže vše se změní, když jejich otec musí odvést matku do nemocnice - a na dveře zabuší podivní cizinci, kteří sourozence odvlečou do krutého sirotčince. Rill bude muset najít způsob, jak ochránit sebe i své blízké, ale před krutou pravdou nebude moct zavírat oči dlouho. V současnosti se mladá úspěšná návladní vrací vypomoct rodičům s opravami domu a náhodou odhalí stopy dávného rodinného tajemství, které může vést jak k zatracení tak k vykoupení... Lisa Wingate vypráví příběh inspirovaný nechvalně proslulým skandálem organizovaného nedobrovolného prodeje dětí z chudých rodin bohatým náhradním rodičů, který otřásl celou Amerikou.

Bývalá otrokyně Hannie Gossettová má velký sen – ráda by se znovu setkala se svou matkou a sourozenci, kteří byli za americké občanské války rozprodáni po celém Jihu. Zbyla jí pouze malá farma a nyní hrozí, že přijde i o tu, pokud se ovšem nevydá na nebezpečnou pouť za ztracenými dokumenty. Cestou však Hannie musí čelit těžkým rozhodnutím, která zásadně změní její život, a zasáhnou i Benny Silvovou, louisianskou učitelku, která o dvě stě let později pátrá po osudu Hannie a její rodiny.

From the million-copy bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a beautiful novel which will make you want to laugh and cry.

From the million-copy bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes an uplifting novel where unexpected challenges and new friendships reveal what 'home' really means.

In this heartfelt novel from the Tending Roses series, a woman's journey of self-discovery is intertwined with her relationship with a troubled young girl. As they navigate their personal challenges, their bond becomes a source of hope and healing, showcasing themes of resilience and the transformative power of connection. Through their experiences, both characters learn valuable lessons about love, trust, and the importance of support in overcoming life's obstacles.

From the million-copy bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes an inspiring novel about one woman's effect on a struggling Dallas neighbourhood.

Wingate's third Carolina book follows the highly reviewed, The Prayer Box and The Story Keeper as well as related three novellas.From modern-day Roanoke Island to the sweeping backdrop of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains and Roosevelt’s WPA folklore writers, past and present intertwine to create an unexpected destiny. . .Restaurant owner Whitney Monroe is desperate to save her business from a hostile takeover. The inheritance of a decaying Gilded Age hotel on North Carolina’s Outer Banks may provide just the ray of hope she needs. But things at The Excelsior are more complicated than they seem. Whitney’s estranged stepfather is entrenched on the third floor, and the downstairs tenants are determined to save the historic building. Searching through years of stored family heirlooms may be Whitney’s only hope of quick cash, but will the discovery of an old necklace and a depression-era love story change everything

In a time of crisis, two women come together and set off down a road of hope in this novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours. Twenty-year-old Jenilee Lane, whose dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide, doesn’t imagine any good could come out of the tornado that has ripped across the Missouri farmland where she makes her home. But some inner spark compels her to take action. To rescue her elderly neighbor Eudora Gibson from the cellar in which she’s been trapped. To make her way to the nearby town of Poetry, where the townspeople have begun to gather in the only building left standing. To collect from the devastated landscape fragments of life that lie strewn about in the tornado’s wake: letters, photographs, and mementos that might mean something to people who have lost everything. Eudora Gibson didn’t think Jenilee had it in her. But the girl she’s hardly noticed for years is now surprising her—stepping forward with a bravery that inspires Eudora to face her own bitter past. Brought close by tragedy, the two will learn lessons about the resilience of the human spirit and the ties that make a community strong. And together, they will travel to a place that once lay beyond their dreams.

From the million-copy bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a novel about one summer like no other.

When a woman’s whole life falls apart, she finds refuge in the home she left behind in this touching novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours. Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from the big questions of her life—the emotional distance in her marriage, her inability to have children, and her bout with cancer. Getting lost in her high-powered career provides the sense of purpose she yearns for. Until the day she’s downsized out of her job and the doctor tells her the cancer may be back. It’s a double blow that would send anyone reeling. It sends Karen to Grandma Rose’s old farm, where her sister has made a seemingly perfect life. Opening herself to the unexpected, Karen finds a lonely child in need of nurturing and insights into her family’s past. In the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, where the sycamore leaves whisper their soft, secret language, she begins to discover answers—and a joy to make her life complete.