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The physician's daughter / Martha Conway.
By: Conway, Martha.
Publisher: Zaffre, 2023Description: 432 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781838778217 (pbk.) :; 1838778217 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Saga | Saga | Generational sagas | Historical fiction | United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: 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.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Haydock Library Novels | Available | 38055400020912 |
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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.