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The Story of Beautiful Girl

Title:	The Story of Beautiful Girl
Author:	Rachel Simon
Year First Published:	2011
Page Count:	352
Synopsis:	It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.

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Profanity	Violence	Sexual Content

1 or 2 inappropriate words, none of the big ones.	Violence is definitely mentioned but not described in crude detail.	There are some sexual situations but none are described in detail.

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The characters are very well done and you develop a strong bond with them.	The plot is good but moves slowly at some points.	I'm glad I read it and was thrilled that it was so clean. It's not a book I would read every year though.

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