{"product_id":"wayward-girls-a-novel-by-susan-wiggs","title":"Wayward Girls: A Novel by Susan Wiggs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"After decades of bestsellers, Wayward Girls might be Susan Wiggs' opus. A gut-wrenching story of survival, friendship, and justice. Masterful.\"--Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The magnificent Susan Wiggs takes a leap into the history of women..a page-turner, replete with mystery and suspense.\"—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom New York Times 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1968 we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd—a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns—locked awaymerely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMairin— free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants, committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela—denounced for her attraction to girls, sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen—the daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, she saw her “temporary” stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdessa—caught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, she found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenise—sentenced for brawling in a foster home, she dared to dream of a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice—deeply insecure, she couldn’t decide where her loyalty lay—except when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Bernadette—rescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayward Girls 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47822281179376,"sku":"9780063118270","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/files\/9780063118270.jpg?v=1752684462","url":"https:\/\/shop.landmarkbooksellers.com\/products\/wayward-girls-a-novel-by-susan-wiggs","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}