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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR

''I couldn''t put it down. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can''t help but feel it deeply'' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd''s Life

Talented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her best friend, Darci, were both determined to make something of themselves. How did their lives turn out so different?

Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. Bonding over a shared love of learning, they pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape their broken town. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not.

Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovers what she already intuitively knew about the

The Forgotten Girls

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    A Paperback by Monica Potts

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 1 February 2024
      ISBN-13 9780141986746
      978-0141986746
      ISBN-10 141986743
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      Non Fiction Politics, Philosophy & Society Poverty and precarity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

      A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR

      ''I couldn''t put it down      . . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can''t help but feel it deeply'' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd''s Life

      Talented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her best friend, Darci, were both determined to make something of themselves. How did their lives turn out so different?

      Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. Bonding over a shared love of learning, they pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape their broken town. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not.

      Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovers what she already intuitively knew about the

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