The Southern Lit Alliance will welcome author Lisa Wingate for an afternoon book club and an evening reception event sponsored by the Monarch Financial Group. Ms. Wingate will be discussing and signing copies of her novel Before We Were Yours at both events Friday, June 14, at 3 and 6 p.m.
Ms. Wingate is a national bestselling author and the 2011 winner of the American Christian Fiction writers Book of the Year. Her novel Before We Were Yours delves into the true story of The Tennessee Children’s Home Society and Georgia, Tann, a woman involved with the kidnaping and exploitation of over 5,000 children in the 1920’s – 1950’s. The book follows the journey of the stolen Foss siblings, and the life changing effect their lives have on attorney Avery Stanford as she investigates their pasts.
The afternoon book club and evening reception events will both be held in the Arts Building at 301 E. 11th St. in downtown Chattanooga. Tickets to the afternoon event at 3 p.m. are $10 and tickets to the evening event at 6 p.m. are $15. Seating is limited and reservations can be made online at www.SouthernLitAlliance.org or by calling Ann Johnson at 777-4223. There will be books for purchase and book signing at both events. Food and beverages will be served at the 6 p.m. event.