The Mind of a Deviant Woman

<p>Carrie Buck a young woman living in early-twentieth-century Virginia is raped and becomes pregnant by a family member—and her trauma is only beginning. She is deemed a “deviant” for having a child out of wedlock and for that reason is a candidate for sterilization. </p><p>Louisa Van Patten a New York socialite is an advocate of the eugenics movement which promotes this punishment. </p><p>When Carrie and Louisa meet along with journalist Ben Newman during a national debate about the merits of forced sterilization all their lives—and ours—are changed forever.</p><p>Paula Paul’s historical novel <em>The Mind of a Deviant Woman</em> offers a thrilling story based in extensive research into a little-known but devastating part of American history.<br /> </p>