The Girl in His Shadow
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THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
"An exquisitely detailed journey through the harrowing field of medicine in mid-19th century London."-Tracey Enerson Wood, USA Today bestselling author of The Engineer's Wife and The War Nurse
An unforgettable historical fiction novel about one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in…
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Nora Beady is a great heroine. Even though she is living in the “shadow” of a doctor – women weren’t allowed to practice medicine in 1845 in England – she’s not cynical about it.
She just does the job Dr. Croft asks her to, and she cares a great deal about improving the health of others. Along the way, she falls in love, and her love interest is refreshingly supportive. I don’t usually care for stories where the characters are cynical and everyone is mean. Which is probably why I write romance!
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The Girl in His Shadow is my favorite comparative fiction. Similar to my story, Nora Beady lives in England, at the time when woman couldn’t practice medicine. But Nora’s path is very different from Ella Parker’s. Nora is a secret assistant to famous Dr. Croft, but her position is threatened when Dr. Daniel Gibson joins the practice. Soon Dr. Gibson sees Nora’s value, and the two become friends and more. The novel is very well-researched, beautifully written, and kept me hooked to the end. This book is great for fans of woman’s fiction with a medical theme. Be ready for…
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