The forgotten girls : a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America
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Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780525519911, 0525519912, 9780593730898, 0593730895
Physical Desc
viii, 254 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Random House, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525519911, 0525519912, 9780593730898, 0593730895
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Arkansas -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Female friendship -- Arkansas -- Clinton.
Poor women -- Arkansas -- Clinton -- Social conditions.
Potts, Monica -- Friends and associates.
Potts, Monica.
Rural poor -- Arkansas -- Clinton -- Social conditions.
Women drug addicts -- Arkansas -- Clinton.
Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Female friendship -- Arkansas -- Clinton.
Poor women -- Arkansas -- Clinton -- Social conditions.
Potts, Monica -- Friends and associates.
Potts, Monica.
Rural poor -- Arkansas -- Clinton -- Social conditions.
Women drug addicts -- Arkansas -- Clinton.
Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (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, 17th Edition (style guide)Potts, Monica. 2023. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. New York: Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Potts, Monica. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America New York: Random House, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (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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