A mother's promise.
A mother's promise.
By
:
Alden, K. D.
Publication Date
:
2021
Subject Term
:
Single mothers -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Virginia -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Legal stories.
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Virginia, 1924. Ruth Ann Riley is 17 years old when she gives birth to a baby girl. Unwed and under-educated, she's deemed "feeble-minded" -- just like her own mother -- and sent to live in a state-run institution where the doctors decide she must be sterilized "for the greater good." But Ruth Ann won't give up her baby Annabel or the hope of future children without a fight, even though her hardscrabble life and sixth-grade education have in no way prepared her to take on the Supreme Court of the United States. As Ruth Ann comes of age in a daunting world and struggles with secrets and scandals in her past, she finds unexpected allies, friendship and the possibility of love in the most unlikely of places.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781538718179
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC ALD | Checked In |