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The Forgotten Girls

By Monica Potts

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The Forgotten Girls

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RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'I couldn't put it down. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can't help but feel it deeply' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's Life Talented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her best friend, Darci, were both determined to make something of themselves. How did their lives turn out so different? Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. Bonding over a shared love of learning, they pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape their broken town. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovers what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas. Their life expectancy had steeply declined -- the sharpest such fall in a century. As she returns to Clinton to report the story, she reconnects with Darci, and finds that her once talented and ambitious best friend is now a statistic: a single mother of two, addicted to meth, jobless and nearly homeless. Deeply aware that Darci's fate could have been hers, she retraces the moments in each of their lives that led such similar women toward such different destinies. Why did Monica make it out while Darci became ensnared in a cycle of poverty and opioid abuse? Gripping and unforgettable, The Forgotten Girls is a story of friendship and lost promise in 21st century America.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2023-04-27
Publication Date:
2023-04-27
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241633516
ISBN13:
9780241633519
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
338 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
232 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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