A Desperate Mother Searches for Her Child
Step into True Colors — a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime
Widowed in Memphis during 1932, Cecile Dowd is struggling to provide for her three-year-old daughter. Unwittingly trusting a neighbor puts little Millie Mae into the clutches of Georgia Tann, corrupt Memphis Tennessee Children’s Home Society director suspected of the disappearance of hundreds of children. With the help of a sympathetic lawyer, the search for Millie uncovers a deep level of corruption that threatens their very lives.
How far will a mother go to find out what happened to her child?
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 4/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
I chose The Pink Bonnet by Liz Tolsma when I saw it was based on a true story. It is truly heartbreaking to know this is based on a true story in Memphis.
This story is about a widow who trusts her child with the wrong person. This person gives her child to Director Georgia Tann of the TN Children’s Home Society. Ms Tann was stealing children and selling them to the highest bidders whether it was a good home or an abusive working farm.
The widow is able to convince Percy, Ms Tann’s lawyer to help her. There was a lot of action and heartbreaking realizations of how many children were taken and what was done to them.
The author’s note in the back provided additional details of how many children were taken and what happened to the people that were helping or turning a blind eye to Ms Tann and her exploits.
I would recommend the book. I have not read Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate that also tells of the same situation in Memphis.
Sexual content – 1 kissing
Violence – 4 Children are kidnapped, mistreated and abused, people are trying to kill Percy and Cecile.
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