A very quick read on Hoopla, this was a great choice for me. Based on a true life photograph from 1948 of four children with a sign next to them reading "4 Children for Sale"; Kristina McMorris weaves an engaging tale of how reporter Ellis Reed misleads his readers about this family picture. This has romance, suspense, Mafia connections, foster care, and family issues; but the real story is how two people relentlessly follow their hearts to bring a family back together.I very much enjoyed this author's take on how the Depression era wreaked havoc on families across America, but also how it brought others together. Because my mom lived through this time, she learned much about being frugal: not wasting food, saving your best clothes for Sunday, using the "envelope" money method, paying cash for purchases, tucking money away (sometimes literally in various pockets of her clothing!), baking from scratch, using baggies repeatedly. In the midst of all this, families also learned to depend on one another for fun and to take care of each other.
This was a heartstring grabber....with a happy ending.
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