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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100593337719

ISBN-139780593337714

eBay Product ID (ePID)5058377255

Product Key Features

Book TitleTake My Hand

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, African American / Historical, Literary

Publication Year2023

GenreFiction

AuthorDolen Perkins-Valdez

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight10 oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisWinner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction "Deeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gaze...an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption."--Celeste Ng Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a searing and compassionate new novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible injustice done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. But when her first week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn-down one-room cabin, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients, Erica and India, are children--just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling the family's welfare benefits, that's reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes India, Erica, and their family into her heart. Until one day she arrives at their door to learn the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them. Decades later, with her daughter grown and a long career in her wake, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire, to find her peace, and to leave the past behind. But there are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten. That must not be forgotten. Because history repeats what we don't remember. Inspired by true events and brimming with hope, Take My Hand is a stirring exploration of accountability and redemption. "Highlights the horrific discrepancies in our healthcare system and illustrates their heartbreaking consequences."--Essence