{"product_id":"the-foundling-paperback","title":"The Foundling - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Leary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e, the \"harrowing, gripping, and beautiful\" (Laura Dave, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution--based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is hired to work as a secretary at a remote but scenic institution for mentally disabled women called the Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's immediately in awe of her employer--brilliant, genteel Dr. Agnes Vogel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Vogel had been the only woman in her class in medical school. As a young psychiatrist she was an outspoken crusader for women's suffrage. Now, at age forty, Dr. Vogel runs one of the largest and most self-sufficient public asylums for women in the country. Mary deeply admires how dedicated the doctor is to the poor and vulnerable women under her care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon after she's hired, Mary learns that a girl from her childhood orphanage is one of the inmates. Mary remembers Lillian as a beautiful free spirit with a sometimes-tempestuous side. Could she be mentally disabled? When Lillian begs Mary to help her escape, alleging the asylum is not what it seems, Mary is faced with a terrible choice. Should she trust her troubled friend with whom she shares a dark childhood secret? Mary's decision triggers a hair-raising sequence of events with life-altering consequences for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a true story about the author's grandmother, \u003ci\u003eThe Foundling\u003c\/i\u003e is compelling, unsettling, and \"a stunning reminder that not much time has passed since everyone claimed to know what was best for a woman--everyone except the woman herself\" (Jodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Leary is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of a memoir and four novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages, and she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ploughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her essay, \"Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,\" was adapted for Prime Video's television series, \u003ci\u003eModern Love\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband in New York. Visit her online at AnnLeary.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53478223774003,"sku":"9781982120399","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/pN-D_e_O6v9781982120399.webp?v=1781501758","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-foundling-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}