Girl, Interrupted meets The Handmaid’s Tale in 1940s North Carolina, as a young woman is accused of “promiscuity” and unjustly incarcerated at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. If you love Lisa Wingate and Meagan Church, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Donna Everhart! REVIEWS: “Eye-opening…Everhart writes movingly about the American Plan (a real government program that tried to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality) and its consequences in the first part of the 20th century. With its strong women characters, the novel is a brutal but unforgettable read.” —Library Journal “Everhart expertly reveals the horrors of forced abortion, sterilization, and unjust imprisonment, while never losing sight of the humanity of her characters. This will stay with readers.”—Publishers Weekly “A remarkable fusion of research and imagination, all that we hope for in the best historical fiction, but there is much more to admire here–vivid scenes, compelling characters, perfect pacing—but most impressive of all is Everhart’s creation of Dorothy Baker, a woman who, as her past is slowly revealed, becomes so multifaceted that even in her most appalling moments we cannot ignore her humanity. She is one of the most memorable characters I’ve read in recent fiction, and further proof of Donna Everhart’s immense talent.” —Ron Rash, award-winning author of Serena “In a time when the darkest chapters in American history are being erased, books are being banned, and women’s bodies policed, Women of a Promiscuous Nature is a must-read. I learned so much from Everhart’s larger-than-life characters, whose stories will make you gasp and wonder if this could ever happen again in America. The best and most important historical novel I’ve read in years!” —Minrose Gwin, author of Beautiful Dreamers “Donna Everhart writes like your neighbor who has come over to tell you of folks she’s worrying about. She infuses textbook history with ragged humanity. Detailing shocking injustices, she also begs a nuanced consideration of the most dreadful consequences of mankind’s often misguided motivations. Most importantly, she puts the three women before us, with their individual circumstances in the face of the unthinkable, and inspires courage through their remarkable endurance. Everhart’s readers always expect they will come away from the last page with the dirt of her stories under their nails. There’s some heart’s blood, here, too.” —Kimberly Brock, author of The Fabled Earth ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donna Everhart is a USA Today bestselling author known for vividly evoking challenges of the heart and the complex heritage of the American South in her acclaimed novels Women of a Promiscuous Nature, When the Jessamine Grows, The Saints of Swallow Hill, The Moonshiner’s Daughter, The Forgiving Kind, The Road to Bittersweet, and The Education of Dixie Dupree. A finalist for the Southern Book Prize, she is the recipient of the prestigious North Carolina Society of Historian...
