The Surgeon's Daughter

By: Audrey Blake

Narrated by: Susan Lyons

Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century women are expected to remain at home and raise children, so her unconventional, indelicate ambitions to become a licensed surgeon offend the men around her. Under constant scrutiny, Nora's successes are taken for granted; her mistakes used as proof that women aren't suited to the field.

Everything changes when she allies herself with Magdalena Morenco, the sole female doctor on staff. Together the two women develop a groundbreaking surgery: the Cesarean section. It's a highly dangerous procedure and the research is grueling, but even worse is the vitriolic response from men. Most don't trust the findings of women, and many can choose to deny their wives medical care.

Already facing resistance on all sides, Nora is shaken when she meets a patient who will die without the surgery. If the procedure is successful, her work could change the world. But a failure could cost everything: precious lives, Nora's career, and the role women will be allowed to play in medicine.

©2022 Jaima Fixsen, Regina Sirois (P)2022 Recorded Books

Women surgeon in the 19 century

Excellent story about women in the medical field in the 19th century who dare to study as surgeons.

Great finish to The Girl in his Shadow

London in the late 1840’s and a young woman who was born to be a doctor— against all odds.
Great characters take this story to its destination.

Great story woven in with medical themes

If you are from a medical background or enjoy medical drama you will like this book. This book of fiction was likely all.too real for women of the mid 19th century.

What a great story

Excellent all around! Well written clean romance it was a refreshing read about the struggle of women who wanted to be physicians.

Amazing Journey

I loved the historical medical information that would have been the standard of care in the 1850s. The fact that our champion is a woman and a doctor is delightful. I can’t wait for the next book in Nora’s journey.