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Sold on a Monday

A Novel

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the story behind the picture is worth a thousand more.

2 CHILDREN FOR SALE.

In 1931, near Philadelphia, ambitious reporter Ellis Reed photographs the gut-wrenching sign posted beside a pair of siblings on a farmhouse porch. With the help of newspaper secretary Lily Palmer, Ellis writes an article to accompany the photo. Capturing the hardships of American families during the Great Depression, the feature story generates national attention and Ellis's career skyrockets.

But the piece also leads to consequences more devastating than he and Lily ever imagined - and it will risk everything they value to unravel the mystery and set things right.

Inspired by a newspaper photo that stunned readers throughout the country, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of ambition, redemption, love, and family.

©2018 Kristina McMorris (P)2018 Recorded Books Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Emotionally Gripping Suspense Great Depression History
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I really liked them tone of the book. Good characterisation. it portrays the era well & the produce of the time. however I do think they were played down a bit. over all very enjoyable

great listen

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Really enjoyed this story. A straightforward narrative which held my attention throughout. Very evocative of this era. Narrators were excellent.

Enjoyable listen

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This is a different type of book for me and i found it hard to engage with this story and unfortunately couldn’t finish it.

Different

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This story based on the awful reality that extreme poverty can cause desperate actions was told in a sympathetic way. The voice of the narrator was an easy listen. 10/10 for everything.

Heartbreaking and desperate with a satisfying end

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I enjoyed this listen a lot. Well read and an interesting, detailed and engrossing tale.
I recommend it

Good story

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