The Bombora Story collection. The truth about this shocking story came to light in the middle of the last century—but it still continues to determine the fates of thousands of victims.
Georgia Tann led the Tennessee Children’s Home Society since 1924. For 26 years she kidnapped children from poor families and sold them to people whom official adoption agencies had rejected. Those people were willing to pay any money to have a child. Among the adoptive parents were celebrities—and even Hollywood stars. An influential lady with powerful connections easily broke families and falsified documents to make searches difficult.
These events formed the basis of Lisa Wingate’s novel “While We Were Never Enough” (тitle as original). The book became a bestseller and inspired former wards of Tann—adopted through the Society—to start searching for their real parents, brothers, and sisters. Together with well-known journalist Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate recorded the stories of fifteen victims of illegal adoption. Decades later, they decided to untangle the knots tied by Georgia Tann—and heal broken hearts.