AS SEEN ON BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB
Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. She wants to help women make their own choices for their lives and bodies.
But when her first week on the job takes her down a dusty country road to a tumbledown cabin and into the heart of the Williams family, Civil learns there is more to her new role than she bargained for. Neither of the two young sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling their welfare benefits, that's reason enough to have them on birth control. When Civil discovers a terrible injustice, she must choose between carrying out instructions or following her heart and decides to risk everything to stand up for what is right.
Inspired by true events and a shocking chapter of recent history,
Product details
Publisher : Phoenix (11 May 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 1474622690
ISBN-13 : 978-1474622691
Dimensions : 12.8 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 13,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
14 in Contraception & Family Planning
120 in Medical Fiction (Books)
Customer reviews: 4.3
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