As she brings the sights, sounds, smells, and social mores of 1884 New York into sharp focus, Donati creates a timely tale of the past that illuminates the ongoing struggle for women’s reproductive rights and sheds light on the passionate, centuries-long fight over abortion. Is her death linked to a serial killer thought dead? Time is of the essence when a beloved society matron goes missing is she another victim? Mourning her beloved Cap, widowed Sophie takes up the responsibilities of administering his estate and founds a medical school for women of color, while also dealing with issues faced by orphaned children. She was a little sad to leave Genoa before she had seen the inside of a single palace or walked in any gardens. Anna’s Italian American detective husband investigates the case of a postpartum deceased woman who was left at the door of a hospital and appears to have been drugged and held captive for a lengthy time. Taking up the story begun in The Gilded Hour (2015), Donati extends the experiences of the Savard cousins, Anna and Sophie, both physicians, one white and one multiracial, and the diverse individuals who become their family, ratcheting up the suspense. Donati’s saga of a New York family in the 1880s, with its exquisitely realized characters, is apt to inspire repeated readings. And Sophie and Anna are soon drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. In New York it seems that the advancement of women has brought out the worst in some men. forthcoming picture book series from Simon & Schuster), Sara Donati (Into. 1 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati (Author) (1,783) The international bestselling author of Where the Light Enters presents a remarkable epic about two female doctors in nineteenth-century New York. With the help of Dr Anna Savard, her dearest friend, cousin, and fellow physician, she plans to continue her work aiding the disadvantaged women society would rather forget.Īs Sophie sets out to construct a new life for herself, Anna’s husband, Detective Sergeant Jack Mezzanotte calls on them both to consult on two new cases: the wife of a prominent banker has disappeared into thin air, and the corpse of a young woman is found with baffling wounds that suggest a killer is on the loose. genre and age group, and we continue to seek out new works in this vein. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts.

Obstetrician Dr Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. A Novel By: Sara Donati Narrated by: Kate Reading Length: 30 hrs and 13 mins 4.4 (4,676 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. This spellbinding historical epic tells the story of two trailblazing female doctors in nineteenth-century Manhattan. From Sara Donati, the author of the acclaimed Wilderness series, comes the enthralling sequel to her bestseller The Gilded Hour.

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