A fantastic work of historical fiction.
Re-edited Second Edition with Author\'s Preface..
Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award (2018).
From bestselling author Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard, a suspenseful work of historical fiction grounded in the social and moral issues of the Edwardian era in America.
Even when she discovers that one of their patients has mysteriously disappeared.
Rome now her mentor and her lover, she desperately wants to trust him.
Abigail no longer knows who to believe; but with Dr.
The powerful are threatening to destroy the weak, and a doctor\'s sacred duty hangs in the balance.
Broken promises, lies, and intrigues abound.
If he were willing to act as her mentor, might there still be a chance to fulfill her dream of someday becoming a Doctor serving New York City\'s poor? But something feels terribly wrong, as though an insidious evil is closing in.
Rome, who proudly displays his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, seems to believe in her.
But Dr.
That dream ended with her father\'s tragic death from a medical error for which she holds herself responsible.
Abigail once dreamed of becoming a doctor, though of a much different sort.
Rome\'s persuasive charm.
Neither is his young assistant, Abigail Platford, immune to Dr.
Rome promises.
Still, women want what Dr.
In the year 1907, his revolutionary Beauty surgery is considered daring, perhaps dangerous.
Straightening noses, trimming eyelids, lifting jowls ...
And with enough power, one can achieve anything.
Rome told her. - ReaderViews.com Beauty is power, Dr.
If I could have scored it higher than five stars, I would have.
A fantastic work of historical fiction
