The physician's daughter /

Conway, Martha.

The physician's daughter / Martha Conway. - Zaffre, 2023. - 432 pages ; 20 cm.

1865: the American Civil War has just ended, and 18-year old Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get married instead, Vita explores every means of escape - and finds one in the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets Vita - and together they hatch a plan that should satisfy both their desires. 'The Physician's Daughter' is a novel of female perseverance and the role of women in society set in the aftermath of the American Civil War.

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Saga.
Saga.
Generational sagas.
Historical fiction.


United States--History--1865-1898--Fiction.


Historical fiction.

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