{"product_id":"women-of-a-promiscuous-nature-paperback","title":"Women of a Promiscuous Nature (paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"title_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"title\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"title\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"title_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1496740726\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"mrdyz4-zbc8k8-xta1oa-qbniri\" data-cel-widget=\"title_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"titleSection\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eWomen of a Promiscuous Nature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1496740726\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"7dselr-w7pixa-4gf9j8-985mo8\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003eby \u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Donna-Everhart\/e\/B01LLQR8QA\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\"\u003eDonna Everhart\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author) Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-text-separator\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl, Interrupted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emeets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ein 1940s North Carolina, as a young woman is accused of “promiscuity” and unjustly incarcerated at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the long-buried history of the American Plan, this powerful and shockingly timely story of resistance and resilience exposes the real government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality throughout the first half of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Publishers Marketplace BUZZ BOOKS Selection | Indie Next Pick | LibraryReads Selection | Goodreads Top 10 Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction Titles of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both a cautionary tale and a deeply compassionate rendering of women wrongly imprisoned in a system designed to break them, Everhart’s propulsive story is filled with injustice, intrigue, and the determination to fight back.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—LISA WINGATE, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShelterwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn’t undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread of sexual disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough Ruth has never shared more than a chaste kiss with a man, by day’s end she is one of dozens of women held at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. Some are there because they were reported for promiscuity by neighbors, husbands, strangers. Some were accused of prostitution. Others were just pretty and unmarried. Or poor and “suspicious.” One was eating dinner alone in a restaurant. Another spoke to a soldier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosephine’s sin was running a business as a single woman. Maude’s was trying to drown her sorrows. Frances had lost her mind. Opal married a man with a mean streak. Some, like 15-year-old Stella, are brought in because they’re victims of assault. She’s too naive and broken to understand how unjust this imprisonment is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperintendent Dorothy Baker, convinced that she’s transforming degenerate souls into upstanding members of society, oversees the women’s medical treatment and “training” until they’re deemed ready for parole. Sooner or later, everyone at the Colony learns to abide by Mrs. Baker’s rule book or face the consequences—solitary confinement, grueling work assignments, and worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut some refuse to be cowed. Some find ways to fight back – at any cost…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkable fusion of research and imagination [with] vivid scenes, compelling characters, perfect pacing—but most impressive of all is Everhart’s creation of Dorothy Baker. 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