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The Last Carolina Girl

By: Meagan Church
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
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An emotionally charged novel following one girl fighting for her family, her future, and her own place to stand in a world that doesn't always value the wild spirit of a Carolina girl

For fourteen-year-old Leah Payne, life in her beloved coastal Carolina town is worlds away from the harsh realities of the day. Loyal to her lumberjack father, she knows only of the familiarity of her small community, the magic of the natural world, and the creative intuition that prompts her to march to the beat of her own drum. But when an accident takes her father's life, leaving her an orphan, Leah finds herself cast into a family of strangers whose welcoming façade hides a terrible secret. That's when a moment of violence thrusts Leah into the very center of the state's shameful darkness, forcing her to risk a past she holds dear to protect a future she fears she may never have.

Set against the very real backdrop of 1935 North Carolina where a state eugenics board was mandating forced sterilizations, this novel sheds light on a horrific era of injustice and one young woman's fight to control her future, discover her family, and find her own way forward.

©2023 Meagan Church (P)2023 Recorded Books
Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural Southern Southern States Women's Fiction Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt
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Hooked from the start

Meagan Church has an amazing way of hooking you from the very beginning. I was hooked and can honestly said cried at times in this book. Very well written and the narrator was amazing! Look forward to more from Meagan

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Heartbreaking

I love the writing. It is authentically southern genre. However, it is a sad, heart-wrenching, and infuriating story. But it is based on a dark truth. I had hoped there would be retribution, but at least Leah finds comfort and some peace in the end. The narrator’s voice was a perfect choice for Church’s character.

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very good story

not a fairytale. the reader can make you feel the emotion of the main character.

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Invested from the Beginning

Within the first few lines, the writer’s imagery and the narrator’s portrayal drew me into Leah’s story. Through tragedy and betrayal, this tender hearted, free-spirited girl always remembers where her home is.

The Last Carolina Girl is terrific debut novel and I’m looking forward to Meagan Church’s next.

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Warning, tearjerker

What a journey into this unfortunate girls life. Couldn’t put the book down. It was fantastic and emotional.

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Gorgeous writing, characters, narrator, story

The writing is beautiful, characters memorable, and the story a touching journey as it unfolded. Narrators can make it break, and this narrator was perfect for the story, making it better than it would have sounded in my head.

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Family dynamics & how our past affects our future actions

Like that it made me reflect on differences in families and how childhood life’s carry over to adulthood.

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Told well

Loved it. Touched my heart and I couldn’t put it down. I had to find out the secret.

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beautifully written and narrated

this book was very touching and beautifully told. The main character was so strong.

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Personally chocked with emotion

I spent time in a foster home and Megan Church’s Leah character possessed a strength that I know was needed to evoke the forward looking aspect of her resolve to survive and thrive without losing ‘her’. The Mrs. Griffith character caused me goose bumps, she was real. Kudos to Megan Church for tackling this subject and beautifully illustrating grace in strength.

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