Monica Potts

Praise for The Forgotten Girls

Think Elena Ferrante and My Brilliant Friend. Potts is excellent at showing how the political sentiments that white, poorly educated women uphold ultimately circumscribe their lives. In many ways it's ...

Francesca Angelini, The Sunday Times

The Forgotten Girls rings with authenticity, a powerful, personal analysis of how women in poor, white, religious societies suffer. This, it struck me, isn't just an American story; it's the Ame ...

Melanie Reid, The Times

A deeply moving story of growing up in America's Bible Belt. I thought about it for days afterwards

Francesca Steele, I News

Think Elena Ferrante and My Brilliant Friend. Potts is excellent at showing how the political sentiments that white, poorly educated women uphold ultimately circumscribe their lives. In many ways it's ...

Francesca Angelini, The Sunday Times

The Forgotten Girls rings with authenticity, a powerful, personal analysis of how women in poor, white, religious societies suffer. This, it struck me, isn't just an American story; it's the Ame ...

Melanie Reid, The Times

A deeply moving story of growing up in America's Bible Belt. I thought about it for days afterwards

Francesca Steele, I News

Think Elena Ferrante and My Brilliant Friend. Potts is excellent at showing how the political sentiments that white, poorly educated women uphold ultimately circumscribe their lives. In many ways it's ...

Francesca Angelini, The Sunday Times

The Forgotten Girls rings with authenticity, a powerful, personal analysis of how women in poor, white, religious societies suffer. This, it struck me, isn't just an American story; it's the Ame ...

Melanie Reid, The Times

A deeply moving story of growing up in America's Bible Belt. I thought about it for days afterwards

Francesca Steele, I News

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