History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

The Woman with the Cure Author: Lynn Cullen Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Berkley Release Date: February 21, 2023 Pages: 430 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis : She gave up everything — and changed the world.      A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe .        In 1940s and ’50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one’s life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world’s best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. The man who succeeds will be a god.        But Dorothy Horstmann is not focused on beating her colleagues to the vaccine. She just wants the world to have a cure. Applying the same determination that li...

The Invincible Miss Cust Author: Penny Haw Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date: 2022 Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Aleen Cust has big dreams. And no one―not her family, society, or the law―will stop her. Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father's death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear. At last, she is on her way to becoming a veterinary surgeon! Little does she know her biggest obstacles lie ahead.       The Invincible Miss Cust is based on the real life of Aleen Isabel Cust, who defied her family and society to become Britai...

The Woman at the Front Author: Lecia Cornwall Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Berkley Release Date: 2021 Pages: 447 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A daring young woman risks everything to pursue a career as a doctor on the front lines in France during World War I, and learns the true meaning of hope, love, and resilience in the darkest of times.       When Eleanor Atherton graduates from medical school near the top of her class in 1917, she dreams of going overseas to help the wounded, but her ambition is thwarted at every turn. Eleanor's parents insist she must give up medicine, marry a respectable man, and assume her proper place. While women might serve as ambulance drivers or nurses at the front, they cannot be physicians—that work is too dangerous and frightening.      Nevertheless, Eleanor is determined to make more of a contribution than sitting at home knitting for the troops. Wh...