Take My Hand
Ratings49
Average rating4.3
Loosely based on a true story, about Black women and girls in 1970s America who were given birth control without being properly informed of the risks and side effects, and/or being sterilised without actually realising it.
The story follows Civil, a nurse who helps two of these girls, and ends up becoming almost like a member of their family - which is quite emotionally conflicting for both her and the family as she see-saws between her role as nurse and pseudo-mother figure.
Overall itβs quite an unsettling book.
Originally posted at www.emgoto.com.
Loosely based on a true story, about Black women and girls in 1970s America who were given birth control without being properly informed of the risks and side effects, and/or being sterilised without actually realising it.
The story follows Civil, a nurse who helps two of these girls, and ends up becoming almost like a member of their family - which is quite emotionally conflicting for both her and the family as she see-saws between her role as nurse and pseudo-mother figure.
Overall itβs quite an unsettling book.
Originally posted at www.emgoto.com.
Loosely based on a true story, about Black women and girls in 1970s America who were given birth control without being properly informed of the risks and side effects, and/or being sterilised without actually realising it.
The story follows Civil, a nurse who helps two of these girls, and ends up becoming almost like a member of their family - which is quite emotionally conflicting for both her and the family as she see-saws between her role as nurse and pseudo-mother figure.
Overall itβs quite an unsettling book.
Loosely based on a true story, about Black women and girls in 1970s America who were given birth control without being properly informed of the risks and side effects, and/or being sterilised without actually realising it.
The story follows Civil, a nurse who helps two of these girls, and ends up becoming almost like a member of their family - which is quite emotionally conflicting for both her and the family as she see-saws between her role as nurse and pseudo-mother figure.
Overall itβs quite an unsettling book.
Based on a true story from 1973 about a 12-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister in Montgomery, Alabama who were involuntarily sterilized. This novel tells the story from the perspective of a nurse who was involved in their care and her feelings about the girls, their family, and their medical and later legal cases; it shows how her life intersects with theirs on multiple levels. Although the subject matter is horrific, this is an excellent, moving novel which challenges the reader to think. Highly recommend
Based on a true story from 1973 about a 12-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister in Montgomery, Alabama who were involuntarily sterilized. This novel tells the story from the perspective of a nurse who was involved in their care and her feelings about the girls, their family, and their medical and later legal cases; it shows how her life intersects with theirs on multiple levels. Although the subject matter is horrific, this is an excellent, moving novel which challenges the reader to think. Highly recommend
