No One Ever Asked
A Novel
by Katie Ganshert
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Pub Date Apr 03 2018 | Archive Date Jan 13 2020
WaterBrook & Multnomah | WaterBrook
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Description
WINNER OF THE CHRISTY AWARD®
When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray--the wife of an executive, mother of three, long-standing PTA chairwoman and champion fundraiser--faced with a shocking discovery that threatens to tear her picture-perfect world apart at the seams. Jen Covington, the career nurse whose long, painful journey to motherhood finally resulted in adoption but she is struggling with a happily-ever-after so much harder than she anticipated. Twenty-two-year-old Anaya Jones--the first woman in her family to graduate college and a brand new teacher at Crystal Ridge's top elementary school, unprepared for the powder-keg situation she's stepped into. Tensions rise within and without, culminating in an unforeseen event that impacts them all. This story explores the implicit biases impacting American society, and asks the ultimate question: What does it mean to be human? Why are we so quick to put labels on each other and categorize people as "this" or "that", when such complexity exists in each person?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781601429049 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
Featured Reviews
Nekeisha C, Reviewer
I love Katie Ganshert and she didn't disappoint in this novel. We look at perception, racism, relationships, beliefs and a whole host of interweaving issues.
Anaya, Camille and Jen are all looking at the same situation through different lenses getting differing views. Anaya is a young, black teacher living in a predominantly black, depressed neighborhood. Camille is a white, veteran PTA mom of three ranging from High School down to 2nd Grade living in an affluent, predominantly white neighbourhood. Jen is a white, middle class new adoptive mom of a black child. They all meet in the affluent, predominantly white school system that is being forced to accept children from a failing school system located in a predominantly black neighborhood.
EVERYONE comes with expectations, presumptions and prejudices. Except things aren't always what you think, expect or believe. You are also not always right. Each character had to let go of pre-conceived notions on many issues and take deeper looks at themselves.
I loved the writing. There were many big topics tackled within this book and they were beautifully handled. The book started with a glimpse of the end and then took us back to the beginning, I had so much fun trying to figure out the events that would play out and who would do what.
I could not put this book down it was such a great read.
Kathy l, Reviewer
Another fantastic read for 2018. In this day and age the topic is very real.
As the wife of a police offer and many friends who are educators this book was revelant to today’s society. Once again, this was another novel I simply cluld not put down.
Thanks to author, publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read this book.
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