Take My Hand by Giovanna Gutta
Deeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gaze...an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption.--Celeste Ng NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Newsweek ∙ San Francisco Chronicle ∙ Essence ∙ Yahoo News ∙ The Nerd Daily ∙ Daily Mail ∙ Electric Literature ∙ BookBub ∙ Ms. Magazine ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ Parade ∙ Oprah Daily ∙ NBC News ∙ and moreA searing and compassionate new novel about a young Black nurse's shocking discovery and burning quest for justice in post-segregation Alabama, 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.
Gutta, Giovanna: - GIOVANNA GUTTA is a mother of three grown children and a new grandmother to her first granddaughter. She was born to her French Canadian Aboriginal mother and her Italian Calabrese father in Toronto, Canada forty seven years ago and resides in North York, Canada at the present time. She has been writing her children stories since they were little and used to read them at bedtime. This is the first to be published.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780228832782 |
| ISBN 10 | 0228832780 |
| Title | Take My Hand |
| Author | Giovanna Gutta |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Tellwell Talent |
| Year published | 2020-12-22 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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