Necessary Lies

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It is 1960 in North Carolina and the lives of Ivy Hart and Jane Forrester couldn't be more different. Fifteen-year-old Ivy lives with her family as tenants on a small tobacco farm, but when her parents die, Ivy is left to care for her family. As she struggles with her grandmother's aging, her sister's mental illness, and her own epilepsy, she realizes they might need more than she can give. As Grace County's newest social worker, Jane Forrester quickly becomes emotionally invested in her clients' lives, causing tension with her new husband and with her boss. No one understands why Jane would want to become a caseworker when she could be a housewife and Junior League member. As Jane is drawn in by the Hart women, she begins to discover the secrets of the small farm. She must decide whether to take drastic action to help them, or risk losing a life-changing battle