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Necessary Lies

By: Diane Chamberlain
Narrated by: Alison Elliott
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If you're a fan of Jodie Picoult, you'll love Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, bestselling author of The Midwife's Confession . . .

North Carolina, 1960. Newlywed Jane Forrester, fresh out of university, is seeking what most other women have shunned: a career.

But life as a social worker is far from what she expected. Out amongst the rural Tobacco fields of Grace County, Jane encounters a world of extreme poverty that is far removed from the middle-class life she has grown up with.

But worse is still to come. Working with the Hart family and their fifteen-year-old daughter Ivy, it's not long before Jane uncovers a shocking secret, and is thrust into a moral dilemma that puts her career on the line, threatens to dissolve her marriage, and ultimately, determines the fate of Ivy and her family forever.

Soon Jane is forced to take drastic action, and before long, there is no turning back.

A companion short story, The First Lie, is available in eBook.

 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction
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I thought the story was extremely interesting. I have visited North Carolina many times and did not realise that a eugenics programme had been practiced until comparatively recently. It was a well constructed story with sympathetic characters and the narrator was excellent. I will listen to more Diane Chamberlain on the basis of this book.

A very good listen

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I loved this book. It was a fascinating story (even more so because it's based on truth), great characters and an amazing narrator.

Amazing!

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I got engrossed in this story clearly based on real happenings. Beautifully written and read

Characters felt real

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I thoroughly recommend this audiobook. It touched my heart as I listened to the injustice experienced by those who were vulnerable. Thank you Diane for your writing.

Touching and thought provoking

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A very thought provoking book that is very well written I would highly recommend it.

A wonderful book

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