Each character in this novel is so well developed that you feel as if you know them.
As she becomes more entwined with the sisters and their family, we also learn more about Civil's family. When to two young sisters are sterilized, Civil jumps into action and a lawsuit follows. Civil quickly discovers that impoverished Black women are being sterilized without their consent. Inspired by true events, the story follows Civil Townsend, a woman fresh out of nursing school and working at a reproductive health clinic in Montgomery, Alabama. Take my Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is a tour de force of a novel. The book received an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars. A moving novel based on a 1973 lawsuit filed on behalf of two young Black girls who were sterilized as part of a federally funded family planning program.įirst Impressions readers were moved by Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Take My Hand, a novel that illuminates the dark chapter of eugenics in American history.
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