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Necessary Lies

By: Diane Chamberlain
Narrated by: Alison Elliott
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If you're a fan of Jodie Picoult, you'll love Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, bestselling author of The Midwife's Confession . . .

North Carolina, 1960. Newlywed Jane Forrester, fresh out of university, is seeking what most other women have shunned: a career.

But life as a social worker is far from what she expected. Out amongst the rural Tobacco fields of Grace County, Jane encounters a world of extreme poverty that is far removed from the middle-class life she has grown up with.

But worse is still to come. Working with the Hart family and their fifteen-year-old daughter Ivy, it's not long before Jane uncovers a shocking secret, and is thrust into a moral dilemma that puts her career on the line, threatens to dissolve her marriage, and ultimately, determines the fate of Ivy and her family forever.

Soon Jane is forced to take drastic action, and before long, there is no turning back.

A companion short story, The First Lie, is available in eBook.

 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction
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A very thought provoking book that is very well written I would highly recommend it.

A wonderful book

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Honestly when I’m not listening I am thinking about this book. The overall story is very interesting, the narrator did an amazing job. This is my second Diane Chamberlain and she has become my favourite author already!. Almost finished the book and can’t wait to start another one of Diane’s novels.

Couldn’t stop listening!!

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I really enjoyed this story . Heartbreaking at times but the characters so came to life with the enjoyable narration . It's hard to believe that this is based on true life .

Gripping

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enjoyed it was shocked it was based in truth liked the story....the ending was happy

truth

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It is rare that you can read (or listen to) a book which is both informative and enjoyable/entertaining. Whilst I wouldn’t necessarily call this book entertaining as such, it certainly had me glued to each spoken word.

Like many other reviewers, I knew nothing about the existence of the eugenics period/practices. And to be honest I became quite angry when learning about it. I know the author said that there were hearings following the eugenics period however my guess would be that like many other injustices (think Windrush) the perpetrators and diabolical authors of this practice went completely unpunished whilst the victims are with no doubt still awaiting compensation.

This book is gripping, there really isn’t any other word for it. It will stay with you long after the last word is spoken. It will leave you both angry and informed whilst feeling a bitter sense of injustice for those who suffered as a result of this diabolical inhumane practice.

WOW! Talk about powerful!

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