{"product_id":"the-lost-girl-of-craven-county-isbn-9798217048007","title":"The Lost Girl of Craven County","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrought together by chance, bound together by secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA decade into the Great Depression, Millicent Green is a twenty-five-year-old \"old maid\" living with her marriage-obsessed mother and domineering older brother in the stiflingly small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina. Smart and prickly, she’s struggling to find her place in the world following the loss of her beloved younger brother, and with him, her dreams for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne humid August day, Millie is sent to run an errand and discovers a young woman unconscious on the ground. This mystery woman, mute and without identification, will upend Millie’s life. Together, they set out on a quest that will lay bare some of the twentieth century’s most shameful episodes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a historic river town to the hinterlands of rural North Carolina, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girl of Craven County\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the impossibility of burying secrets forever. It’s a story of love, loss, and—above all—the indelible, world-moving power of female friendship.\"Matchar offers a clear-eyed view into the period’s poverty, misogyny, and injustice, along with a stirring depiction of resilience on the part of those 'the world considers crazy or bad or broken.' There’s much to admire in this feisty tale.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Matchar skillfully advances both women’s sagas, carrying them forward to a suspenseful denouement. The backstories of Millie’s family members and friends expose the good and bad sides of belonging to a closed community and reveal the ways a community can open up in response to the needs of others. Engaging historical fiction with harbingers of current events.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful story of friendship, trust, and learning to see the world through someone else's eyes. Matchar vividly illuminates Depression-era North Carolina while portraying two passionate, courageous women who are struggling, each in her own way, to find a path to hope and fulfillment.\" —\u003cb\u003eLauren Belfer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnd After the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAshton Hall \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulous research, vivid storytelling, and a fully realized cast of characters make \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girl of Craven County\u003c\/i\u003e leap off the page. This Depression era novel sparkles with humanity and tender appreciation for the enormous impact a small act of kindness can have on others. Full of mystery and female friendship, Matchar’s sophomore novel is a crucial reminder that a woman’s proper place in society is wherever she wants it to be.\" —\u003cb\u003eLynda Cohen Loigman, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Matchmaker's Gift \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Emotionally riveting and hauntingly relevant. I flew through the pages . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girl of Craven County\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal weave of compelling characters you can’t help but root for. I loved it.\" —\u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOnly the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Matchar\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Greenbrier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girl of Craven County\u003c\/i\u003e. She’s written for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard University, and has taught writing at the University of North Carolina and the University of Hong Kong. Originally from North Carolina, she lives with her husband and two sons.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233705570533,"sku":"NP9798217048007","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217048007.jpg?v=1767740331","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-lost-girl-of-craven-county-isbn-9798217048007","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}