The forgotten girls: a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America
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Published:
New York : Random House, [2023].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 254 pages ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593730898, 9780525519911, 0525519912, 9780593730898, 9780525519911
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"Growing up gifted and poor in small-town Arkansas, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of reading and learning, even as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives-broken marriages, alcohol abuse, and shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their middle school classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica got out, but Darci, along with the rest of their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovered what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas: Their life expectancy had steeply declined-the sharpest such fall in a century. Most painfully, her once talented and ambitious best friend was now a single mother of two, addicted to meth and prescription drugs, jobless and nearly homeless. What had happened in the years since Monica had left? Why had she escaped while Darci hurtled toward what Monica fears will be a tragic end? What was killing poor white women-and would Darci survive her own life"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Potts, M. (2023). The forgotten girls: a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America. First edition. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Potts, Monica. 2023. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Potts, Monica, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. Random House, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Potts, Monica. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. First edition. Random House, 2023.
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