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The Surgeon's Daughter : A Novel by Audrey Blake; Overdrive Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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New from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl in His Shadow! 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. Under constant scrutiny, Nora's successes are taken for granted; her mistakes used as proof that women aren't suited to the field. 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 wil

Who reads The Surgeon's Daughter : A Novel?

Author

Audrey Blake; Overdrive Inc

Publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781728228754

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Medical

Rating

4.6 / 5 (3,246 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14