| Author |
Shocklee, Michelle, author.
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| Title |
The Women of Oak Ridge [electronic resource] / Michelle Shocklee. |
| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Publication Info. |
[United States] : Tyndale House Publishers, 2025.
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Made available through hoopla
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| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 38 min.)) : digital. |
| Content Type |
spoken word |
| Media Type |
computer |
| Carrier Type |
online resource |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital digital recording |
| Digital File Characteristics |
data file |
| Access |
Instant title available through hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Caroline Hewitt. |
| Summary |
In the hills of Tennessee, two women work at a Manhattan Project site during World War II and uncover truths that irrevocably change their lives in this captivating new story from award-winning Southern fiction author Michelle Shocklee. 1944. Maebelle Willett arrives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, eager to begin her new government job and send money home to her impoverished family. She knows little about the work she will be doing, but she's told it will help America win the war. Not all is what it seems, however. Though Oak Ridge employees are forbidden from discussing their jobs, Mae's roommate begins sharing disturbing information, then disappears without a trace. Mae desperately attempts to find her but instead comes face-to-face with a life-altering revelatiońђإone that comes at significant cost. 1979. Laurel Willett is a graduate student in Boston when she learns about the history of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where thousands unknowingly worked on the atomic bomb. Intrigued because she knows her Aunt Mae was employed there, Laurel decides to spend the summer with her aunt, hoping to add a family connection to her thesis research. But Mae adamantly refuses to talk about her time in the Secret City. Mae's friends, however, offer to share their experiences, propelling Laurel on her path to uncovering the truth about a missing woman. As Laurel works to put the pieces together, the hidden pain and guilt Mae has tried so hard to bury comes to light . . . with potentially disastrous consequences. - Standalone Southern historical fiction great for fans of Lisa Wingate, Donna Everhart, and Lynn Austin - A compelling dual-timeline novel set during WWII and the 1970s about the weight of secrets and the power of forgiveness - Includes discussion questions for book groups Michelle Shocklee is the author of several historical novels including APPALACHIAN SONG, a 2024 Christy Award Finalist; COUNT THE NIGHTS BY STARS, winner of the 2023 Christianity Today Book Award in Fiction; and UNDER THE TULIP TREE, a Christy Award & Selah Award finalist. As a woman of mixed heritage--her father's family is Hispanic and her mother's roots go back to Germany--she has always celebrated diversity and feels it's important to see the world through the eyes of one another. Learning from the past and changing the future is why she writes historical fiction. With both her sons grown and happily married, Michelle and her husband make their home in Tennessee. She loves to hear from readers, so please connect with her at: www.MichelleShocklee. com |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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