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let me begin by thanking harper collins, william morrow, and netgalley for both the e-arc, and very unexpectedly, the physical arc of this book! so grateful
susan wiggs’ wayward girls is a heartbreaking, yet hopeful story of surviving trauma, women’s friendships, solidarity, and the abuse endured in Catholic reform schools during the 60s. alternating between a handful of perspectives, we explore the stories of a number of “wayward girls” including queer, bipoc, and pregnant wayward girls disproportionately affected by these institutions, and the significant role they played in each others survival and growth.
i’m not someone who frequents the historical fiction genre, at least not nearly as much as i did when i was younger, but i found myself consumed with this story. a truly beautiful novel
make sure to check trigger warnings, these are many heavy and intense scenes
susan wiggs’ wayward girls is a heartbreaking, yet hopeful story of surviving trauma, women’s friendships, solidarity, and the abuse endured in Catholic reform schools during the 60s. alternating between a handful of perspectives, we explore the stories of a number of “wayward girls” including queer, bipoc, and pregnant wayward girls disproportionately affected by these institutions, and the significant role they played in each others survival and growth.
i’m not someone who frequents the historical fiction genre, at least not nearly as much as i did when i was younger, but i found myself consumed with this story. a truly beautiful novel
make sure to check trigger warnings, these are many heavy and intense scenes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail