{"product_id":"necessary-lies-paperback-1","title":"Necessary Lies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBig Lies in a Small Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1960 in North Carolina and the lives of Ivy Hart and Jane Forrester couldn't be more different. Fifteen-year-old Ivy lives with her family as tenants on a small tobacco farm, but when her parents die, Ivy is left to care for her grandmother, older sister, and nephew. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jane Forrester takes a position as Grace County's newest social worker, she is given the task of recommending which of her clients should be sterilized without their knowledge or consent. The state's rationalization is that if her clients are poor, or ill, or deemed in some way \"unfit\" they should not be allowed to have children. But soon Jane becomes emotionally invested in her clients' lives, causing tension with her new husband and her supervisors. No one understands why Jane would want to become a caseworker for the Department of Public Health when she could be a housewife and Junior League member. 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 a life-changing battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNecessary Lies\u003c\/i\u003e is 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?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANE CHAMBERLAIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels published in over eleven languages. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe First Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHer Mother's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Father\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKiss River\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her shelties, Keeper and Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772605399328,"sku":"9781250054517","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08ab0784f408abeb927d988823e80a51.webp?v=1780409385","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/necessary-lies-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}