However, the richest sources of inspiration were the personal histories, photographs and other ephemera found online, supplied by descendants, enthusiasts and amateur historians. Grant has performed thorough research for her book by combing through sources at the University of Reno library, Sparks Heritage Museum and Nevada Historical Society. ![]() ![]() Specifically I wanted to write about the challenges and joys of long-term marriage - as well as sexuality, disability, friendship - in an era when attitudes were far more restrictive.” Though the heyday of Reno’s prominence in the divorce industry was nearing its end in 1952, that seems the perfect year to explore the themes and characters I wanted to build my story around. When Grant’s step daughter was accepted into University of Reno shortly afterwards, Grant decided to look into the subject further, stating, “I fell in love with Reno and its fascinating history. Grant heard about the phenomenon after a friend casually mentioned the “Reno cure” when her father moved into a Reno retirement home. It should be noted that although men also went to Reno to seek divorces, the majority of people who did were women. This was the site of the little-known “Reno Cure,” in which married women, who couldn’t divorce elsewhere, became residents in Nevada in order to divorce their husbands. In her new novel Lies in White Dresses (William Morrow, September, 2019), Sofia Grant chronicles the story of three women who visit a “divorce ranch” in 1950s Reno. Lies In White Dresses by Sofia Grant – an inspiring tale about female friendship in the Divorce Capital
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