The Forgotten Girls - An American Story

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. She returned to Clinton to report the story, trying to understand the societal factors driving disturbing trends in the rural south.

As she reconnects with Darci, she finds that her once talented and ambitious best friend is now a statistic: a single mother of two, addicted to meth and prescription drugs, jobless and nearly homeless. Deeply aware that Darci''s fate could have been hers, she retraces the moments of decision and chance in each of their lives that led such similar women toward such different destinies. Why did Monica make it out while Darci became ensnared in a cycle of poverty and opioid abuse?

Poignant and unforgettable, The Forgotten Girls is a story of coming of age as the American dream ends - and a new American classic.<>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Monica Potts
• Editore: Allen Lane
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.04.2023
• EAN: 9780241320525
• ISBN: 978-0-241-32052-5
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 138 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Arkansas, Rural communities, Illness & addiction: social aspects, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Poverty and precarity