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Jane, a physician's wife, was the new social worker dealing with the Hart and Jordan families.

NECESSARY LIES is the perfect title because lies were necessary for the characters to survive.  It is heart wrenching yet informative as you follow the characters through their inadequate, restricted days.

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Sort of historical fiction based on eugenics program for the impoverished in 1960s North Carolina…great read

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I am glad that a friend of mine recommended this book. It was a very good read. I found this book to be very educational. I‘d never heard of the Eugenics Program before. I can‘t image the types of things that took place between the 1930s-1970s happening today. I found it hard to put this book down at times. Diane Chamberlain is certainly a wonderful author.

Happy Wednesday 🌺

1: a small tobacco farm in North Carolina, 1960

2: My Storied Year by Katie Proctor

3: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen!!

Everyone is invited to play❣️

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

I had heard of Eugenics programs in the US but really didn‘t know much about it. This was hard to put down.

Book 11 of #bookspinbonanza @TheAromaofBooks

Finishing book tonight, so sorry I'm behind and then it will be in the mail first of the week!!
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It‘s hard to put this one down 🤓📚

@shellleigh33 Michelle the book and beautiful note arrived safely! Sorry, the goodies you sent have disappeared, hehehe!! 😉❤
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Got my #LMPBC in and some candy yummy 😋 from @IvoryLunatic Can‘t wait to read this one.

I totally forgot to post my review: I loved this book and it had me hooked the entire time. If I could‘ve, I would‘ve read this book in one sitting. I love books that give me controversial things to think about and this definitely delivered. I can‘t believe it‘s actually based on true events. How horrible. #lmpbc

About to start this gem finally. // I have a question though about NetGalley. Does anybody know an easy way to be able to move the ARCs that don't directly download onto kindle to my kindle? I heard there was a way to change the document and then download it onto the kindle anyways. Can anybody help me with that? I'm really struggling with reading them on my phone. #netgalley #arc #help

Okay #groupP #lmpbc. My book has arrived! I can‘t wait to dive into this!

These are some that I‘ve really been wanting to read and this group is the only reason I‘m letting myself buy a new book. Haha The tagged book is my top choice but what do y‘all think?

Another 5 Star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book from #DianeChamberlain.

She writes like no one else. Brings history into her writing to make these stories real (all while educating), adds just enough mystery to keep you thinking & turning the pages, has you loving all the characters. And it flows seamlessly.

This particular story took place in the 1960‘s. Told from two point of views (one being a social worker), & covered the Eugenics Sterilization program.

Excellent! Tugged at my heart....another good book hangover.

This is one of the many reasons why I enjoy being involved in book clubs. I don't think I ever would have picked up Necessary Lies on my own, but it was a book club choice this month so I dug in. Wow, am I glad I did. My heart broke for the main protagonists and the situations they had to face, but it smiled for the strength and resiliency it took to overcome them. I highly recommend this story for all the historical fiction fans out there.

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A shocking novel set in rural #NorthCarolina in 1960. Ivy's story will stay with you a long time. A time in history I have read little about, this novel will make you want to learn more about the Eugenics program. Social workers/State officials had the right to recommend forced sterilizations for someone with a disability. It's unbelievable to me that this went on until the year before I was born.
#historicalfiction

“All the love in the world doesn't put food on the table.”

This book I would recommend from a history stand point and as a good read. This was really the way it was/is in the rural areas! From what I‘ve grown up hearing.

#octoberreads Necessary Lies was by far the best book this month. I actually enjoyed them all, tho - Ink & Lies being my least favorite.

I just finished this and well....I‘ll just leave this here.

Starting this tonight.

Great discussion about this book at #bookclub tonight! Liked by all the ladies, this historical novel explores the eugenics program that sterilized the “feeble minded” in NC in 1960. 🍷📚

Alright #LMPBC Group S! I decided to look on my TBR stack from a local library book sale to choose from some books that haven‘t made it to the top of my TBR list lately. Here are the 4 books I was thinking of choosing between. Please vote on which one you‘d like or veto any that you‘ve read/don‘t sound interesting. @LiteraryinLititz @Mem_ugh @ErinSueG

Hammock reading getting ready for #bookclub!

Loved this book. I listened to the audio version of this book. I would read this again!

I had a difficult time with the main character at first. Even for 1960 she was too naive and too willing to settle for what was obviously a mistake. I came to like her more as it went on, but still felt like there was some facile writing for the sake of plot that was not true to life. But if it raises awareness of the Eugenics program that is worth some less than perfect prose. Three ⭐️ Balthazar isn‘t sure either. #littenkitten #catsoflitsy

Trying to power through this, as it‘s for book club the week after the wedding. I‘m not sure how much reading time I‘ll have between now and then. #firstworldproblems #sonswedding #bookclub

My #OctoberTBR is going to be very conservative. The tagged book is my #octobermustread because it's for my in-person book club. The other 3 are already in progress. Between my son's wedding and my father-in-law's funeral, I don't know how much reading I'm going to accomplish. #hallowreads #spookyoctober @Jess7 @Tiffy_Reads

#nextup for my in-person book club is this by local author Diane Chamberlain. #fallintobooks @RealLifeReading

This book blew me away. I'd heard of (and learned a bit about) the Eugenics Program in college, but not enough to peak my interest. I'd suggest everyone pick this book up. It doesn't go in depth into the program but it is the basis of the story.

Important look at individuals, families, and communities affected by the controversial eugenics program in the United States. It is hard to believe that this is part of our collective history and that it happened so recently.

Love this one ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#ruralsetting This is a fantastic book that I enjoyed reading very much.
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Spoils from our trip to the bookstore! I went a little nuts in the bargain book section. 😜📚 #BookHaul #BookStore #BooksAreLife #Bibliophile #AllTheBooks #BooksMakeMeHappy @TheWhiteHatter

I am so glad that the field of social work has progressed and evolved, and is no longer practiced like it was in this book! I love being a social worker, and I worked in child welfare for 3 years right out of school. This book reminded me how hard that first year in the field is. Making decisions that affect other people's entire life is not easy.
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Any other fellow social workers out there? I normally avoid books that feature social workers. 1) I read to escape my real life 2) usually stories about social workers are super depressing 3) they often inaccurately represent social workers and what we do. But I've heard great things about this one, and it's Social Work month, so I will give it a shot!

Loved this book!

Thank you so much @Little_Reader for my #CupidGoesPostal goodies! Fun fact: My copy of The Magicians got ruined last year and I told myself I would replace it when I went to reread it aaaaaand now I don't have to! So that's perfect. 👍🏻 Necessary Lies sounds super interesting and I might be adding it to the top of my TBR pile now. Also love love love the bookplates! Thanks Kellie! Hope you have a great Valentine's Day! 💕💕💕💕

🍷🍷🍷🍷 Cheers This story haunted me days after I finished. Set in fictional rural Grace County, NC, secrets are discovered when the Hart family & the new social worker cross paths. The most disturbing aspect of this book was to learn about the history of NC's eugenics program. What an awful demoralizing treatment of the less fortunate. It angered me how people in power made the decision to sterilize the powerless, poor & disabled. #spinesvines

With fictional characters and places the story is based on events that did happen in America during 1929 and 1975. It's an emotional rollercoaster of a read, one that has left me wanting to know more about the subject talked about in it. Well written with alternate chapters from two main characters in the past, but starting and ending with a character from present time. Excellent read!

This was my first book by the author & I loved her slow unfolding, deeply layered storytelling. She delivers well developed characters and captures the era to perfection with her prose. The most disturbing aspect of this book was to learn about the history of North Carolina's eugenics program. 4🌟

Very surprising that this book is based on true events. Always shocked at some of the idiotic things that happened in history that someone thought was a good idea, in this case forcing sterilization on poor families and lying to them about it. Very good story telling and character development.

Just finished this book for my monthly book club. A very interesting read and it is crazy to think that stories like these actually happened in real life.