Necessary Lies : A Novel (CD-Audio)

from nicx27

I couldn't put this book down. It tells the story of Jane Forrester, a woman in 1960 working for the Department of Public Welfare in the deep south of America. She's new to the job and finds it hard to detach herself emotionally from the families she is dealing with. One of her families is the Ha...

from DonnaEverhart

As my first Diane Chamberlain book, all I can say is what took me so long?!?! It was highly entertaining, a page turner (heard she's known for these) and definitely the type of story I would think about during the day, and eager to get back to at night. (only time I read) I loved how she had the ...

from Maydacat

Author Diane Chamberlain takes us back to a time in history that is dark and disturbing. It is the south in the 1960's. Jane Forrester is just on the brink of new life. Newly married, she is beginning her career as a social worker. She is well off, married to a pediatrician, and spends her days d...

from JillHannah

Loved this book - just like all her other great books!

from susan0316

I live in North Carolina and was aware of the issue of eugenics due to newspaper articles in the last few years. I moved to NC in 1973 and remember the days that the fields were full of tobacco plants and people working tobacco. Those days are gone thanks to decreasing demand for cigarettes. I li...