Georgia Tann is real. So is the Tennessee Children's Home Society. So is the fact that both of these were touted as being wonderful, even by Eleanor Roosevelt. And yet, the story Lisa Wingate reveals is far from glorious. It is brutal, and real, and heart wrenching. I never knew that children were being stolen from their homes, only to be "saved" and then adopted (sold) to the high bidders. In this story, Lisa artfully crafts a family from all her research that showed that there were horrific acts that seemed inhuman to children. And yet, they persevered. I enjoyed both the modern day story and the recollection of being in the Tennessee Children's Home, although now I want to learn so much more of what really happened. It makes me wonder how many times we have touted something as heroic, yet the truth is nothing like the presentation (i.e. Greg Mortensen from Three Cups of Tea). Makes you think.