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Caring for her family on their mid-20th-century tobacco farm after the loss of her parents, 15-year-old Ivy connects with Grace County social worker Jane, who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy's family, whose dark secrets test Jane's resolve against racial tensions and state-mandated sterilizations.

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12 editions · 3 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    St. Martin's Griffin · 384 pages · 9781250771841
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    Griffin · 368 pages · 9781250069566
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    St. Martin's Griffin · 372 pages · 9781250054517
  • Audiobook · English · 2013
    Brand: Macmillan Audio · 10 pages · 9781427232915
  • Other · English · 2023
    Pan Macmillan · 9781529091670
  • Other · English · 2013
    Thorndike Press · 597 pages · 9781410462152
FriendshipSocial workersFictionFiction, family lifeNorth carolina, fictionFriendship, fictionFiction, family life, generalInvoluntary sterilization