Bibliograph

Lakewood, a novel, Megan Giddings

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Lakewood, a novel, Megan Giddings

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lakewood

Responsibility statement

Megan Giddings

Sub title

a novel

Summary

When Lena Johnson s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the black millennial drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan. On paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out of pocket medical expenses. A free place to live. All Lena has to do is participate in a secret program and lie to her friends and family about the research being done in Lakewood. An eye drop that makes brown eyes blue, a medication that could be a cure for dementia, golden pills promised to make all bad thoughts go away. The discoveries made in Lakewood, Lena is told, will change the world but the consequences for the subjects involved could be devastating. As the truths of the program reveal themselves, Lena learns how much she s willing to sacrifice for the sake of her family

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