Necessary Lies A Novel
Necessary Lies, a novel by Diane Chamberlain, is published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group and was released on October 7, 2014. This first edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. Set in 1960 North Carolina, the narrative follows the contrasting lives of Ivy Hart, a fifteen-year-old girl managing her family’s struggles on a tobacco farm, and Jane Forrester, a newly appointed social worker tasked with making difficult decisions about her clients’ reproductive rights. As both women navigate their challenges, they confront societal expectations and personal dilemmas that intertwine their fates.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the complexities of family, mental health, and ethical dilemmas within the historical context of the 20th century. The story delves into Ivy’s responsibilities as she cares for her family amidst tragedy, while Jane grapples with her role in a system that prioritizes societal norms over individual rights. As their paths converge, both women must confront their beliefs and the harsh realities of their circumstances, leading to a critical choice that could alter their lives forever.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Big Lies in a Small Town
It 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.
When 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.
Necessary Lies 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?
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