Necessary lies

343 pages

English language

Published March 15, 2013 by Pan Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4472-1125-9
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OCLC Number:
840432110

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Caring for her family on their mid-20th-century tobacco farm after the loss of her parents, 15-year-old Ivy connects with Grace County social worker Jane, who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy's family, whose dark secrets test Jane's resolve against racial tensions and state-mandated sterilizations.

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Subjects

  • Married women
  • Teenage girls
  • Poor families
  • Social conditions
  • Involuntary sterilization
  • Social workers
  • Fiction

Places

  • North Carolina