The Things We Can’t Erase
Julie Galloway, devoted teacher, has spent eighteen years giving everything to a failing school district that treats her like she’s expendable, and she’s done being quiet about it.
When a wealthy stranger offers Julie and first-year teacher Abby Baker funding to develop a charter school for Brookhaven’s south side kids, it feels like exactly the lifeline their community needs.
It isn’t.
As journalist Becca Vanderbilt starts asking why the district keeps breaking its promises — budgets slashed, buildings crumbling, teachers shuffled like pawns — Julie suspects the stranger funding their hope has her own reasons for wanting Brookhaven’s public schools to fail. The charter may never open. And Julie’s husband could lose his job because of her choices.
What starts as opportunity becomes a test of how much each woman is willing to sacrifice to protect students, friendships, and a community that refuses to be erased.
For readers of Jodi Picoult and Celeste Ng. Perfect for book clubs.
