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Name: The girls club
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Author: Sally Bellerose

Set during the socially transformative 1960s, The Girls Club follows the lives of Catholic working‑class sisters Marie, Renee, and Cora Rose LaBarre. Through friendship, rivalry, and support, they grapple with questions of faith, health, family, and sexuality. The novel traces Cora Rose’s journey from childhood to marriage and motherhood, offering a candid portrait of class, illness, and lesbian identity within a close-knit family. The story examines how the sisters confront the challenges of growing up, including teenage pregnancy, drug use, and the social shifts of the era, while staying grounded in Catholic community life.

First publish date: 2011

Genre: Coming of Age/Teen Coming of Age

Authors: Sally Bellerose

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