02156cam a2200385 4500 411430252 TxAuBib 20200121120000.0 180116s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017061403 9781492663997 1492663999 (OCoLC)1011682536 TxAuBib McMorris, Kristina. Sold on a Monday : a novel / Kristina McMorris. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2018] 343 pages ; 21 cm. Includes a Readers Group Guide. 2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined. At the paper, Lillian Palmer is haunted by her role in all that happened. She is far too familiar with the heartbreak of children deemed unwanted. As the bonds of motherhood are tested, she and Ellis must decide how much they are willing to risk to mend a fractured family. Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home. 20200121. Reporters and reporting Fiction. Journalists Fiction. Photographs Fiction. Depressions Fiction. Depressions 1929 United States Fiction. Poverty Fiction. Families Fiction. Children Fiction. Custody of children Fiction. Adoption Corrupt practices Fiction. United States History 20th century Fiction. Historical fiction. TXOLT