{"product_id":"the-say-so-hardcover","title":"The Say So - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Franks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOver the Plain Houses\u003c\/i\u003e comes a major novel about two young women contending with unplanned pregnancies in different eras.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdie Carrigan didn't plan to \"get herself\" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers. In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret, wayward women require psychiatric cures, and adoption is always the best solution. Not even Edie's closest friend, Luce Waddell, understands what Edie truly wants: to keep and raise the baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years later, Luce is a successful lawyer, and her daughter Meera now faces the same decision Edie once did. Like Luce, Meera is fiercely independent and plans to handle her unexpected pregnancy herself. Along the way, Meera finds startling secrets about her mother's past, including the long-ago friendship with Edie. As the three women's lives intertwine and collide, the story circles age-old questions about female awakening, reproductive choice, motherhood, adoption, sex, and missed connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Brit Bennett's \u003ci\u003eThe Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e and Jennifer Weiner's \u003ci\u003eMrs. Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Say So\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely novel that asks: how do we contend with the rippling effects of the choices we've made? With equal parts precision and tenderness, Franks has crafted a sweeping epic about the coming of age of the women's movement that reverberates through the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Franks is the author of \u003ci\u003eOver the Plain Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an NPR Best Book of 2016 and was awarded five literary prizes. She has published essays in outlets like the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Ms. Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c\/i\u003e. While her roots are in the Southeast, she spent years teaching literature in US states and abroad. She lives in Atlanta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47244828147961,"sku":"9798885740074","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/REcrS2JWU3MyeUVKaFhxYnBDWWVBUT09.webp?v=1768595367","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-say-so-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}