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My name is mary sutter by robin oliveira5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() So for right now, progress is slow going.Īfter having thoroughly enjoyed the PBS/Ridley Scott miniseries Mercy Street earlier this spring, I was excited about My Name is Mary Sutter after reading the book summary and a few of the more positive reviews of this book. 21.0% While the characters have caught my interest, the writing style of this book (headhopping, flashbacks/major backstory dumps for several characters, and I just finished Ch. 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.Ġ7/17. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() Eager to run away from recent heartbreak, Mary travels to Washington, D.C., to help tend the legions of Civil War wounded. Mary Sutter is a brilliant young midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini will love this New York Times bestselling tale of the Civil War. Fans of Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, and Mrs. ![]()
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