Wayward Girls: A Novel
NOW IN PAPERBACK! From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school. Perfect for fans of Before We Were Yours, Orphan Train, and The Berry Pickers.
It was a place frozen in time, an ancient fortress haunted by echoes that whispered against the gray stone in a mysterious, heavy rhythm, as though this place was entirely separate from the rest of the world. A sign by the inner door read Our Lady of Charity Refuge and Sisters of the Good Shepherd.Mairinâs breath caught in her throat as comprehension crept over her. This place was the one mentioned in scandalized whispers from the older girls at school. It was the one people gossiped about when a girl suddenly stopped showing up to class. It was the place angry parentsâlike her own motherâthreatened their daughters with: âIâll send you to the nuns, just you see if I wonât.âAmid the turbulence of the Vietnam Era, in the all-American city of Buffalo, New York, teenage girls were condemned to forced labor at the Good Shepherd, a dark and secret institution controlled by the Sisters of Charity nuns.In 1968 we meet six teens thrust into confinement at the Good Shepherdâmerely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.Mairinâ free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants was committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.Angelaâdenounced for her attraction to girls, was sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.Helenâthe daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, saw her âtemporaryâ stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.Odessaâcaught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.Deniseâsentenced for brawling in a foster home, dared to dream of a better life.Janiceâdeeply insecure, she couldnât decide where her loyalty layâexcept when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.Sister Bernadetteârescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.Wayward Girls is a haunting but thrilling tale of hope, solidarity, and the enduring strength of young women who find the courage to break free and find redemptionâŠand justice.
NOW IN PAPERBACK! From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school. Perfect for fans of Before We Were Yours, Orphan Train, and The Berry Pickers.
It was a place frozen in time, an ancient fortress haunted by echoes that whispered against the gray stone in a mysterious, heavy rhythm, as though this place was entirely separate from the rest of the world. A sign by the inner door read Our Lady of Charity Refuge and Sisters of the Good Shepherd.Mairinâs breath caught in her throat as comprehension crept over her. This place was the one mentioned in scandalized whispers from the older girls at school. It was the one people gossiped about when a girl suddenly stopped showing up to class. It was the place angry parentsâlike her own motherâthreatened their daughters with: âIâll send you to the nuns, just you see if I wonât.âAmid the turbulence of the Vietnam Era, in the all-American city of Buffalo, New York, teenage girls were condemned to forced labor at the Good Shepherd, a dark and secret institution controlled by the Sisters of Charity nuns.In 1968 we meet six teens thrust into confinement at the Good Shepherdâmerely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.Mairinâ free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants was committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.Angelaâdenounced for her attraction to girls, was sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.Helenâthe daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, saw her âtemporaryâ stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.Odessaâcaught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.Deniseâsentenced for brawling in a foster home, dared to dream of a better life.Janiceâdeeply insecure, she couldnât decide where her loyalty layâexcept when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.Sister Bernadetteârescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.Wayward Girls is a haunting but thrilling tale of hope, solidarity, and the enduring strength of young women who find the courage to break free and find redemptionâŠand justice.
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NOW IN PAPERBACK! From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school. Perfect for fans of Before We Were Yours, Orphan Train, and The Berry Pickers.
It was a place frozen in time, an ancient fortress haunted by echoes that whispered against the gray stone in a mysterious, heavy rhythm, as though this place was entirely separate from the rest of the world. A sign by the inner door read Our Lady of Charity Refuge and Sisters of the Good Shepherd.Mairinâs breath caught in her throat as comprehension crept over her. This place was the one mentioned in scandalized whispers from the older girls at school. It was the one people gossiped about when a girl suddenly stopped showing up to class. It was the place angry parentsâlike her own motherâthreatened their daughters with: âIâll send you to the nuns, just you see if I wonât.âAmid the turbulence of the Vietnam Era, in the all-American city of Buffalo, New York, teenage girls were condemned to forced labor at the Good Shepherd, a dark and secret institution controlled by the Sisters of Charity nuns.In 1968 we meet six teens thrust into confinement at the Good Shepherdâmerely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.Mairinâ free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants was committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.Angelaâdenounced for her attraction to girls, was sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.Helenâthe daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, saw her âtemporaryâ stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.Odessaâcaught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.Deniseâsentenced for brawling in a foster home, dared to dream of a better life.Janiceâdeeply insecure, she couldnât decide where her loyalty layâexcept when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.Sister Bernadetteârescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.Wayward Girls is a haunting but thrilling tale of hope, solidarity, and the enduring strength of young women who find the courage to break free and find redemptionâŠand justice.
