Textured Book Club: July 2024
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
Dear Reader,
I am excited to keep Textured Book Club going with our next selected book Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain. It is historical fiction set in the 1960s so definitely a change in genre and style from our June book (which we will be wrapping up in a few days.). This will be my first time reading a book by Diane Chamberlain, but I’m told she approaches moral dilemmas similar to Jodi Picoult’s books which in my experience have been great reads in that aspect.
Synopsis: Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
After losing her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm. As she struggles with her grandmother’s aging, her sister’s mental illness and her own epilepsy, she realizes they might need more than she can give.
When Jane Forrester takes a position as Grace County’s newest social worker, she doesn’t realize just how much her help is needed. She quickly becomes emotionally invested in her clients' lives, causing tension with her boss and her new husband. But as Jane is drawn in by the Hart women, she begins to discover the secrets of the small farm—secrets much darker than she would have guessed. Soon, she must decide whether to take drastic action to help them, or risk losing the battle against everything she believes is wrong.
Set in rural Grace County, North Carolina in a time of state-mandated sterilizations and racial tension, Necessary Lies tells the story of these two young women, seemingly worlds apart, but both haunted by tragedy. Jane and Ivy are thrown together and must ask themselves: how can you know what you believe is right, when everyone is telling you it’s wrong?
So if this story sounds of interest - grab yourself a copy of the book, start reading it, and engage with us along the way throughout the month of July. To join Textured Book Club all you have to do is click HERE and select ‘join’ through the Fable app. It’s free with no obligation to participate each month. Just chime in digitally when desired. The experience has brought me so much joy. I would so love to see you there to chat books! Kickoff starts Monday, July 1st--or when you can start the book. xo
Happy reading!
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