The Lies They Told 20th Century But beneath the veneer of

But beneath the veneer of poise and sophistication

She was born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do

proudest city in a state that was still brand-new

about to be named the Chairman of the Great Western Railway

an honorary member of the Camel Club

The Lies They Told 20th Century But beneath the veneer ofA Simultaneous Hardcover Edition Also Available as Trade Paperback Original In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America's rising eugenics movement when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin in this tragic and uplifting novel of social injustice, survival, and hope for