No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily – Review by Nakyshia Leger

No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is such a heartfelt rendition of what unwed mothers faced in the 1960s, and even before and after that time. The story follows three women from completely different backgrounds; Faith is a minister’s daughter, Becca comes from a wealthy white family, and Sandra comes from a farm family but ends up homeless and alone. Though each girl has their own unique story, they all find themselves pregnant and sent to a home for unwed mothers in New Orleans where they become roommates. The girls learn to lean on one another and after their babies are born, they each return to their own lives. Twenty five years later, someone who threatens to expose their pasts brings them back together.

This story is unique because you get the perspective of all three women. You get three stories that are so similar but so different at the same time. The characters are well developed and you just fall in love with them right away, wanting to take their pain away and support them. It is so emotional knowing that this is based on real experiences of real women who didn’t have the freedoms we have today. They suffered and had to fight impossible situations where they weren’t given options like we are. It really makes me feel lucky to have the rights I do today.

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