Forget You Ever Knew Me — Judy Dailey

This story is recommended for readers that care about strong women struggling to make sense of their past and a daughter's enduring love for her imperfect mother.

It's 1952. Maggie Kendall, an idealistic young doctor, must chose life or death for one of her patients under horrifying circumstances. She makes the wrong decision and loses her home, her husband, and her infant daughter. She flees to the south side of Chicago where she provides medical care to the poorest of the poor. Forty years later, Maggie sees a chance to return home and right a terrible wrong, but this time the stakes are even higher.