In a world that is about to be torn apart by a bloody world war is a young woman, Kitty Winthrop. The war feels so far away from Kitty that she pays it hardly any attention. Instead, she dreams of dancing at balls and mingling with high society - not that such a thing was going to happen. But then her mother showed her a letter she had received from her estranged mother, who suddenly has decided, after all these years, to reconnect. Against her better judgment, Evangeline allows Kitty to meet her grandmother, and suddenly all of Kitty's dreams are coming true - the dresses, the balls, the suitors - everything is hers for the taking. But, after overhearing a conversation in the lady's lounge, Kitty realises she will never quite be one of them, and that maybe she doesn't really want to be one of them anyway.
This novel follows Kitty's life as she strives to be someone who is needed, who can make a difference. When she is accepted into a nursing program at Bellevue Hospital her mother could not have been prouder - her grandmother, on the other hand, is livid. But it is at the hospital that Kitty understands the true meaning of friendship, as well as love.
Kitty knows she must not get attached to any of the patients, but she cannot help herself when it comes to Fayvel Orenstein, a young boy who has a lack of platelets which causes excessive bleeding. So desperate to save his life, Kitty begins researching the disease, and it is then that Kitty wonders if she could become a doctor.
There are several very distressing scenes in this novel, I think it would be fair to call them harrowing, especially when the flu pandemic comes knocking on the door, so I would advise having some tissues close to hand. Likewise, this is a novel that really begs to be read in one sitting because the action and the drama do not stop.
If you enjoy historical fiction in a hospital setting, then I think you should put this book on to your to-read list. It is a truly great read.
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Renee Yancy
A voracious reader as a young girl, she now writes the kind of books she loves to read—stories filled with historical and archaeological detail interwoven with strong characters facing big conflicts. Her goal is to take you on a journey into the past so fascinating that you can’t put the story down.
When she isn’t writing, Renee can be found in the wilds of Kentucky with her husband and a rescue mutt named Ellie. She loves flea markets and collecting pottery and glass and most anything mid-century modern.
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