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Reviewed on August 21, 2015 | Fiction
Popular historical novelist Donati (Into the Wilderness; Dawn on a Distant Shore) turns to 1883 New York City to tell the story of female surgeons Anna and Sophie Savard, descendants of her previous books' characters. The two women repeatedly battle ignorance while pursuing their medical work. They face particular difficulties in light of Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock's passionate crusade against all forms of birth c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More