The say so
By Franks, Julia,
Book

The say so

by
Franks, Julia,1964-. author.
Format
Book
Language
English (English)
Subjects
Unplanned pregnancyFiction.(WiMaSCL)4897062
Mothers and daughtersFiction(DLC)sh2008107237
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Publisher and Date
Spartanburg, SC :Hub City Press,[2023]
ISBN
9798885740074.
Library of Congress Call Number
PS3606.R422575S29 2023
Call Number
FICTION
Description
354 pages ;24 cm
System Control Number
(OCoLC)1341399253
Summary"From the award-winning author of Over the Plain Houses, comes a major novel about two young women contending with unplanned pregnancies in different eras. Edie Carrigan didn't plan to "get herself" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers. In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret, wayward women require psychiatric cures, and adoption is always the best solution. Not even Edie's closest friend, Luce Waddell, understands what Edie truly wants: to keep and raise the baby. Twenty-five years later, Luce is a successful lawyer, and her daughter Meera now faces the same decision Edie once did. Like Luce, Meera is fiercely independent and plans to handle her unexpected pregnancy herself. Along the way, Meera finds startling secrets about her mother's past, including the long-ago friendship with Edie. As the three women's lives intertwine and collide, the story circles age-old questions about female awakening, reproductive choice, motherhood, adoption, sex, and missed connections. For fans of Brit Bennett's The Mothers and Jennifer Weiner's Mrs. Everything, The Say So is a timely novel that asks: how do we contend with the rippling effects of the choices we've made? With equal parts precision and tenderness, Franks has crafted a sweeping epic about the coming of age of the women's movement that reverberates through the present day"--Provided by publisher.
Online version:Online version:Franks, Julia, 1964-Say soSpartanburg, SC : Hub City Press, [2023]9798885740081(DLC) 2022038939
Copies: 2 of 2 copies available
Available copies: Middleton Public Library, Adult, Main Level: FRANKS Julia Madison PL-Sequoya, Adult: Franks