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The Heart Specialist : a Novel by Rothman, Claire Holden is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Heart Specialist : a Novel about?
Set in Quebec at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, The Heart Specialist is the epic story of Agnes White, a lonely orphaned girl fascinated by the "wrong" things--microscopes, dissections, and anatomy instead of more ladylike interests--who rises to the status of one of the world's most celebrated pioneering women doctors. Not only does she break through patriarchal academic barriers; she masters the science of the human heart, becoming a scholar of international fame, all in a place and time inimical to intelligent women.When Agnes is small, her father, a French-Canadian doctor living in Montreal, is charged with the murder of his handicapped sister. Although he is eventually acquitted, his reputation is ruined, and he flees, abandoning Agnes and her pregnant mother. Less than a year later, her mother dies of consumption, leaving Agnes and her baby sister Laure on their own. Agnes's sparse memories of her father have an abiding impact on her, and she is...
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Rothman, Claire Holden
- Publisher
- Soho Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781569479452
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (142 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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