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They Were Sent Away To Be Forgotten. This Is Their Story.In This Electrifying Historical Novel About Coming Of Age In Tumultuous 1960S San Francisco, A Pregnant Teenager Reckons With Womanhood And Agency After Being Sent To A Home For Unwed Mothers.Thrilling, Propulsive, Breathless, And Brimming With A Deep Understanding Of Longing And Frailty . . . Of Humanness.Catherine Newman, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Sandwich And WreckitS 1968, And The Future Is Bright For SeventeenYearOld Elizabeth Baker Phillips: SheS The Valedictorian Of Her High School, With A Place At Stanford In The Fall And Big Dreams Of Becoming A Journalist. But The Seductive FreeSpirited San Francisco Atmosphere Seeps Into Her Carefully Planned, StraitLaced Life In The Form Of A Hippie Named Wiley. At First, Letting Loose And Letting Herself Fall In Love For The First Time Feels Incredible. But Then, Everything Changes.Pregnancy Hits Baker With The Force Of WhiplashIn The Blink Of An Eye, She Goes From Good Girl To Fallen Woman, From Her FamilyS Shining Star To Their Embarrassing Secret. Without Any Other Options, Baker Is Sent To A Home For Unwed Mothers, And Finds Herself Trapped In An Old Victorian House Packed With Pregnant Girls Who Share Her Shame And Fear. As She Grapples With Her Changing Body, Lack Of Choice, And Uncertain Future, Baker Finds Unexpected Community And Empowerment Among The Girls Who Went Away.Where The Girls Were Is A Timely Unearthing Of A LittleKnown Moment In American History, When The Sexual Revolution And Feminist Movement Collided With The Limits Of Reproductive RightsAnd SocietyS Expectations Of Women. As Baker Finds Her Strength And Her Voice, She Shows Us How To Step Into Your Power, Even When The World Is Determined To Keep You Silent.
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