Take My Hand

This story is about two poor young Black girls who are sterilized without consent in 1973 Alabama (fictionalized story inspired by real-life case of Relf v. Weinberger) and a Black nurse who blows the whistle on the program and helps bring a lawsuit against the government. The book is compelling and well written. The author sheds light onto this practice that continues today in the United States in some places and circumstances and it is a beautifully told heartbreaking tale that manages to leave the reader with some hope for the future. This one will stay with me for a while, as it should.