Finding Eliza

"It's just a little family history. What could go wrong?" When Lizzie Clydell agreed to join her grandmother at the church's genealogy group meeting she expected nothing more than lemon squares and a few stories. Instead, an old diary leads Lizzie down a dusty road of lies, hidden family secrets, and a lynching that nearly destroyed her family. Still strug-gling with the loss of her parents two decades ear-lier, Lizzie must con-front a painful past that others hoped was forgotten. Her journey becomes even more difficult as she realizes those around her may not be as they seem. Can Lizzie make peace with the past or will it destroy the relationships she holds most dear? Joining her is a group of lifelong friends known to Lizzie as The Gals. Headed up by her own grandmother, the group of women guide her through the past with humor, encouragement, and tough love as she learns about grace and forgiveness. Set in small town Georgia, Finding Eliza is a contemporary story with flashes of his-tor-i-cal fic-tion as Lizzie digs into the 1930s of segregation, illegal interracial relationships, and fear of the KKK.