Take my hand
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Berkley, ©2022.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
359 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC PER
Description
"Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench. 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, India and Erica, are children-just eleven and thirteen 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 oneday 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. Because history repeats what we don't remember"--
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC PER
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Perkins-Valdez
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION Perkins-Valdez
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ
Due Jun 3, 2025
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen (Take)
Due May 30, 2025
Essex Adult Paperback
PBK PERKINS-VALDEZ
Due May 28, 2025
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC PER
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Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC Perkins-Valdez
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Mitchell College New Arrivals
PS3616 .E7484 T35 2022
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ
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North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Perkins-Valdez
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ [APR 22]
Billed
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ [AUG 23]
Due May 26, 2025
Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F PERKINS-VALDEZ c.2
Due May 27, 2025
Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Perkins-Valdez
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
PERKINS-VALDEZ
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West Haven Main Adult Fiction
AF-AM FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
F PER
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC PERKINS-VALDEZ
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Unknown
ISBN:
9780593337714, 9780593337691, 0593337697
Notes
General Note
All CT Reads 2025 Shortlist.
Description
"Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench. 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, India and Erica, are children-just eleven and thirteen 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 oneday 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. Because history repeats what we don't remember"--,Provided by publisher
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APA Citation (style guide)
Perkins-Valdez, D. (2022). Take my hand. Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Perkins-Valdez, Dolen. 2022. Take My Hand. Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Perkins-Valdez, Dolen, Take My Hand. Berkley, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Perkins-Valdez, Dolen. Take My Hand. Berkley, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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