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Keeping Lucy
by T. Greenwood
It's so weird how far we've come. In the 1960s and 1970s, when Keeping Lucy is set, children with various diseases and disorders (Down Syndrome, in Lucy's case, but also cerebral palsy and I'm sure others) were institutionalized. Parents were told that they didn't have the resources to take care of the children and that they were sick and would likely just die soon anyway. They were told that it was better for everyone if their child was institutionalized. And the parents believed it.
That's what happened in Keeping Lucy. Ginny was never on board but it happened without her knowledge and approval, and she trusted her husband to do what was best. And then, two years after Lucy was born, her best friend Marsha called. The institution (called a school) was being investigated. Ginny goes to investigate herself and gets to check Lucy out for a long weekend visit. And then she realizes two things: she was lied to about the kind of care that her daughter was receiving and that she cannot, under any circumstances, let her daughter go back there.
This novel absolutely broke my heart. I don't know the true story behind Keeping Lucy (and I imagine there are more than a few that could've inspired it) but I did hear about the one institution that sounds similar to Willowridge. (I'm guessing there's more than one place that could've inspired it, though.)
This isn't an easy read, per se, but it's not heartbreaking the entire time. There's a lot of hope and since, ultimately, this book is about love, it's definitely worth the tears.
Highly recommended.
That's what happened in Keeping Lucy. Ginny was never on board but it happened without her knowledge and approval, and she trusted her husband to do what was best. And then, two years after Lucy was born, her best friend Marsha called. The institution (called a school) was being investigated. Ginny goes to investigate herself and gets to check Lucy out for a long weekend visit. And then she realizes two things: she was lied to about the kind of care that her daughter was receiving and that she cannot, under any circumstances, let her daughter go back there.
This novel absolutely broke my heart. I don't know the true story behind Keeping Lucy (and I imagine there are more than a few that could've inspired it) but I did hear about the one institution that sounds similar to Willowridge. (I'm guessing there's more than one place that could've inspired it, though.)
This isn't an easy read, per se, but it's not heartbreaking the entire time. There's a lot of hope and since, ultimately, this book is about love, it's definitely worth the tears.
Highly recommended.