This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
A sixteen-year-old girl’s road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative journey of vulnerability, strength, and above all, choice. From the acclaimed author of A Heart in a Body in the World , this is both an achingly tender love story and a bold, badly needed battle cry about bodily autonomy and the experiences that connect us.
Ivy can’t entirely believe it when the plus sign appears on the test. She didn’t even know it was possible from . . . what happened. But it is, and now she is, and instead of spending the summer working at the local drugstore and swooning over her boyfriend, Lorenzo, suddenly she’s planning a cross-country road trip to her grandmother’s house on the West Coast, where she can legally obtain an abortion.
Escaping her small Texas town and the judgment of her friends and neighbors, Ivy hits the road with Lorenzo, who, determined to make the best of their “abortion road trip love story,” has transformed the journey into a whirlwind tour of the all the way from Paris, Texas, to Rome, Oregon . . . and every rest-stop diner and corny roadside attraction along the way.
And while Ivy can’t run from the incessant pressure of others’ opinions about her body or from her own expectations and insecurities, she discovers a new world of healing and hope. As the women she encounters share their stories, she chips away at the stigma, silence, and shame surrounding reproductive rights while those collective experiences guide her to her own rightful destination.
Published by: Labyrinth Road
Expected Publication: October 3, 2023
Why I’m Waiting: You mean besides the fact that the cover is pink and it publishes on October 3rd? lol But in all seriousness, this book originally starts in Texas and takes her on a road trip to get an abortion. I think this is an important look at reproductive rights that not many have done before. I was also happy to hear about this right after the women who had a lawsuit against Texas won the rights for women to get abortions when they are medically necessary. Showing that the laws here are too strenuous and ridiculous. A win for women! (Stupid ass comments will not be approved. That’s all, THANKS!)
What about you? Have you heard of this? Do you like the cover? Will you be waiting on this with me? Let me know in the comments!
Nice pick! I remember reading a book by this author eons ago when I still read contemporary! Glad to see she’s still at it! Like that she’s tackling a tough topic in a very real way too!
Hope you positively love this one once you get to read it!
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