The Book of Lost Friends

The Book of Lost Friends Inspired by actual post-Civil War advertisements attempting to reunite friends and loved ones, Wingate's novel follows three young women on a perilous trek from Louisiana to Texas in search of inheritance and family. Picking up the saga a century later, will first-year teacher Benedetta Silva succeed in drawing connections between their legacy and her poverty-stricken students? 416 pages, softcover from Ballantine. Publisher's Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives. "An absorbing historical . . . enthralling."—Library Journal Bestselling author Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual "Lost Friends"