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Take My Hand

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Montgomery, Alabama 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she intends to help women make their own choices for their lives and bodies.

But when her first week on the job takes her down a dusty country road to a worn down one-room cabin, she’s shocked to learn that her new patients are children—just 11 and 13 years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black and for those handling the family’s welfare benefits that’s reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes India, Erica and their family into her heart. Until one day, she arrives at the door to learn the unthinkable has happened and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.

Decades later, with her daughter grown and a long career in her wake, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire, to find her peace and to leave the past behind. But there are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten.That must not be forgotten.

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Literature

Additional Information about the book

Publisher: Berkley

ISBN: ‎978-1474622684

ASIN: B0998ZCQTK

Word Count: 110100 words

Length: 367 pages

Language: English

Release Date: April 12, 2022

Available as: Ebook,Paperback

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June 17, 2022
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It's a story the world needs to know. The book is well written and I found it incredibly moving . Would recommend this to anyone interested in social history and justice.

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