The Story of Beautiful Girl

The Story of Beautiful GirlIt is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to

It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl.

When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 02/13/2012
ISBN: 9780446574457
Pages: 358
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 02/24/2012 pg. 81
Christian Century 05/02/2012 pg. 45