The Surgeon's Daughter
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SheReads Best Historical Fiction Of Summer 2022!
"This is an intense, suspenseful, and insightful read about the challenges both women and doctors faced in the 19th century…Our heroine rises to the challenge with courage and determination." —Historical Novel Society
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl in His Shadow comes a riveting historical fiction novel about the women in medicine who changed the world forever.
Women's work is a matter of life and death.
Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century women are expected to remain at home and raise children, so her unconventional, indelicate ambitions to become a licensed surgeon offend the men around her.
Everything changes when she allies herself with Magdalena Morenco, the sole female doctor on-staff. Together the two women develop new techniques to improve a groundbreaking surgery: the Cesarean section. It's a highly dangerous procedure and the research is grueling, but even worse is the vitriolic response from men. Most don't trust the findings of women, and many can choose to deny their wives medical care.
Already facing resistance on all sides, Nora is shaken when she meets a patient who will die without the surgery. If the procedure is successful, her work could change the world. But a failure could cost everything: precious lives, Nora's career, and the role women will be allowed to play in medicine.
Perfect for book clubs and for fans of Marie Benedict, Tracey Enerson Wood, and Sarah Penner comes a captivating celebration of women healthcare workers throughout history.
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Booklist Review
History comes to life in the dramatic account of Nora Beady's ascension in the medical world of Bologna, Italy, in the mid-1840s. Picking up right where The Girl in His Shadow (2021) left off, Nora is struggling to find her place as the only female student among Italian doctors. Her informal education under Dr. Horace Croft and alongside Dr. Daniel Gibson goes unrecognized, until she encounters Magdalena Morenco, the only female doctor at the university, who practices a new procedure still considered controversial and dangerous: the cesarean section. Nora witnesses the importance of medical discovery and how her experience with ether can aid Dr. Morenco's. Meanwhile, London continues to batter the brilliant and aging Dr. Croft who awaits Nora's return to his practice, and Dr. Gibson longs for his love to return as well. The depiction of women earning their place amongst the medical community and the everyday concerns of young professionals will appeal to lovers of historical fiction, and the dash of passion and yearning will appeal to romantics.
Booklist Reviews
History comes to life in the dramatic account of Nora Beady's ascension in the medical world of Bologna, Italy, in the mid-1840s. Picking up right where The Girl in His Shadow (2021) left off, Nora is struggling to find her place as the only female student among Italian doctors. Her informal education under Dr. Horace Croft and alongside Dr. Daniel Gibson goes unrecognized, until she encounters Magdalena Morenco, the only female doctor at the university, who practices a new procedure still considered controversial and dangerous: the cesarean section. Nora witnesses the importance of medical discovery and how her experience with ether can aid Dr. Morenco's. Meanwhile, London continues to batter the brilliant and aging Dr. Croft who awaits Nora's return to his practice, and Dr. Gibson longs for his love to return as well. The depiction of women earning their place amongst the medical community and the everyday concerns of young professionals will appeal to lovers of historical fiction, and the dash of passion and yearning will appeal to romantics. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.
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Citations
Blake, A., & Lyons, S. (2022). The Surgeon's Daughter (Unabridged). Recorded Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blake, Audrey and Susan Lyons. 2022. The Surgeon's Daughter. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blake, Audrey and Susan Lyons. The Surgeon's Daughter Recorded Books, Inc, 2022.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Blake, A. and Lyons, S. (2022). The surgeon's daughter. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blake, Audrey, and Susan Lyons. The Surgeon's Daughter Unabridged, Recorded Books, Inc., 2022.
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| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
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| Libby | 2 | 2 | 0 |