Controlling Shelly Fagan Author:Olive Dunn Pregnant, alone, and told she was a disgrace to her family, Shelly Fagan was forced into a convent when she was seventeen. Her parents, influenced by their Catholic faith and the social mores of their generation, decided to keep their daughter hidden. Keep her away from him. Place the baby up for adoption. Force Shelly to move on with her life. ... more »Force Shelly to forget.
Shelly Fagan had no choice but to grow up very quickly, and in the midst of the Vietnam War. Lies were told. Secrets were kept. Now married to another—and a mother of two sons—she unexpectedly comes face to face with her past. Unable to pick up the pieces, she, too, is forced to make a decision. Does she go back to the way it was or continue with her life as it is?
Be transported back to 1967 with this intense and provocative debut novel. Fall in love with Shelly and the generation of music, sex, freedom, laughter, love, and Vietnam.« less