{"product_id":"wayward-girls-by-susan-wiggs","title":"Wayward Girls By Susan Wiggs","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"After decades of bestsellers,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWayward Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emight be Susan Wiggs' opus. A gut-wrenching story of survival, friendship, and justice. Masterful.\"--Robert Dugoni,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe magnificent Susan Wiggs takes a leap into the history of women..a page-turner, replete with mystery and suspense.\"—Adriana Trigiani,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Good Left Undone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom \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 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1968 we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd—a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elocked away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emerely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMairin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants, committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAngela\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edenounced for her attraction to girls, sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHelen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, she saw her “temporary” stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOdessa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, she found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDenise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esentenced for brawling in a foster home, she dared to dream of a better life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJanice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeeply insecure, she couldn’t decide where her loyalty lay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcept when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSister Bernadette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWayward Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 redemption...and justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Compelling...This powerful and unforgettable novel is a poignant and enlightening look into a sad chapter of recent history.\"--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Heart-wrenching...sweeping. This one lingers long after the last page.\"--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Wayward girls is all about the power of female bonds...this isn't just a moment in time—it's a cautionary tale.\"—Jodi Picoult,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBy Any Other Name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Susan Wiggs is at the top of her game. Through the skillful weaving of an endearing cast, Wayward Girls displays the power of sisterhood to survive, conquer, and ultimately heal from the most harrowing of times. An evocative tale packed with resilience and secrets that kept me reading late into the night. I loved it.”  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKristina McMorris,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSold on a Monday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Girls of Good Fortune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47513046286556,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47513046319324,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/17_287c9783-4c58-47ef-945f-343e19abc8f9.png?v=1769783193","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/wayward-girls-by-susan-wiggs","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}