"A simply remarkable book. Robin Oliveira brings the
Civil War era vividly alive with a heroine no reader will
ever forget." -Ron Rash, author of Serena
Mary Sutter is a brilliant young midwife who dreams of
becoming a surgeon. Eager to run away from recent
heartbreak, Mary travels to Washington, D.C., to help tend
the legions of Civil War wounded. Under the guidance of two
surgeons, who both fall unwittingly in love with her, and
resisting her mother's pleas to return home to help with
the difficult birth of her twin sister's baby, Mary pursues
her medical career against all odds. Rich with historical
detail-including cameo appearances by Abraham Lincoln and
Dorothea Dix, among others-My Name Is Mary Sutter is
certain to be recognized as one of the great novels about
the Civil War.
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