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A review by rmarcin
The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church
3.5
In 1960s NC, Lorraine is a star student with dreams of being her class valedictorian and becoming an astronaut and going to the moon. This is derailed when her boyfriend, Clint, before heading to college, decides it is time to have sex with her. She doesn't push him away. Later, she realizes she is pregnant. Her parents are ashamed and send Lorraine to a maternity home, hiding her pregnancy from their friends.
Lorraine has to decide what is best for her moving forward. Will she be able to realize her dreams if she has a baby, or must she give up her baby to realize her dreams?
This book made me angry as I recalled the days when women, not men, were shamed for having babies out of wedlock. (Still happens). I clearly remember these times, so I was not surprised by the book's events.
This book made me angry as I recalled the days when women, not men, were shamed for having babies out of wedlock. (Still happens). I clearly remember these times, so I was not surprised by the book's events.