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    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters
    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters
    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters
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    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters

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    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters

    New York Times, the Bestselling writer of the novel Before we were friends, wrote her latest book, The Book of Lost Friends. The historical fiction novel was also labeled as a New York Times Bestseller.
    The historical fiction novel is based on the real-life stories of families who had lost their family members owing to the slave trade. The families try to locate their family members by placing advertisements in the local newspaper in the column of lost friends. Set in the alternating timelines of the Civil War era, and a present-day teacher, the book is a story of two women who struggle to find hope and faith amidst the troubled times. 

    A Brief Look Inside: 
     
    EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
    than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, 
    and the characters and its world still live on. 
    Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
    bring us beneath the surface of the page
    and invite us into the world that lives on. 
     
    These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
     
    • Foster a deeper understanding of the book
    • Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
    • Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
    • Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
     
    Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.
     
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDaily Books
    Release dateJul 12, 2020
    ISBN9788835878490
    The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate: Conversation Starters

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      Lisa Wingate has become one of my favorite authors- she has a way of pulling you into the story and making you feel as though you are a part of it. I cannot put into words how this novel moved me but I feel as though I’ll never be the same.

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    Introducing The Book of Lost Friends

    Wingate's inspiration to write 'The book of lost friends,' came from a reader who informed her about a not so famous piece of history. After the Civil War, Lost Friends ads were run in the South-western Christian Advocate, a Methodist newspaper, which was circulated widely to priests, subscribers as well as post offices. The advertisements appealed to the ministers to read the ads aloud to members of the church to help family members locate their lost relatives. In most cases, the separation was due to slavery. People were sold to many buyers as slaves resulting in tearing the families apart. As the author began to research the subject, she was drawn to write a story of families suffering from pain and despair because of greed and cruelty.

    The author has set the story in alternating timelines. It opens in 1875, where the lead protagonist is a girl named Hannie. She is an eighteen-year-old former slave, who resides on a Louisiana plantation. The plantation is called Goswood Grove, and she was detained at the plantation against her will. Hannie hopes to own the land with her fellow companions, also former slaves, after having toiled on it for ten years. As per the contract with the estate owner Gossett, called 'Old Mister' by the slaves, he is to turn over the land parcel's ownership to the slaves. Hannie has grown up on the Grove and has watched over Miss Lavinia, daughter of Gossett, who is spoiled and

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