{"product_id":"the-mind-of-a-deviant-woman-paperback","title":"The Mind of a Deviant Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie Buck, a young woman living in early-twentieth-century Virginia, is raped and becomes pregnant by a family member--and her trauma is only beginning. She is deemed a \"deviant\" for having a child out of wedlock and, for that reason, is a candidate for sterilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouisa Van Patten, a New York socialite, is an advocate of the eugenics movement, which promotes this punishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Carrie and Louisa meet, along with journalist Ben Newman, during a national debate about the merits of forced sterilization, all their lives--and ours--are changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Paul's historical novel \u003cem\u003eThe Mind of a Deviant Woman\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thrilling story based in extensive research into a little-known, but devastating, part of American history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117918949511,"sku":"9781478798828","price":21.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8a42623245d28ae05a123c0c3f0f4ecb.webp?v=1732528840","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mind-of-a-deviant-woman-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}