Dual-timeline novel of two women seeking refuge in a 1900s Texas home for erring girls and a modern librarian uncovering their stories of trauma and resilience.
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Dual-timeline novel of two women seeking refuge in a 1900s Texas home for erring girls and a modern librarian uncovering their stories of trauma and resilience.
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In turn-of-the-20th century Texas, the Berachah Home for the Redemption and Protection of Erring Girls is an unprecedented beacon of hope for young women consigned to the dangerous poverty of the streets by birth, circumstance, or personal tragedy. Built in 1903 on the dusty outskirts of Arlington, a remote dot between Dallas and Fort Worth's red-light districts, the progressive home bucks public opinion by offering faith, training, and rehabilitation to prostitutes, addicts, unwed mothers, and ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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On-page sexual assaults including rape and incest; references to abuse and recovery
Violence & gore
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Domestic violence and physical abuse depicted or referenced throughout
Profanity
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Substance use
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Drug addiction and recovery central to one character's storyline
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Church-run home offering faith-based rehabilitation and religious messaging
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores societal constraints on women and systemic mistreatment
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Graphic depictions of rape, incest, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and trauma
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