Necessary lies
By: Diane Chamberlain
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781250010698
Subjects: Friendship; Social workers; Fiction
Description: 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.