The heart specialist / a novel by Claire Holden Rothman.
Set in Quebec at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, the story of Agnes White, a lonely orphaned girl fascinated by the "wrong" things--microscopes, dissections, and anatomy instead of more ladylike interests--who rises to the status of one of the world's most celebrated pioneering women doctors. Not only does she break through patriarchal academic barriers; she masters the science of the human heart, becoming a scholar of international fame, all in a place and time inimical to intelligent women. Inspired by the career of Maude Abbott, one of Canada's first female physicians.
Record details
- ISBN: 1569479453
- ISBN: 9781569479452
- Physical Description: 325 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Soho Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Canada : Cormorant Books, 2009. |
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| Subject: | Self-realization in women > Fiction. Women physicians > Fiction. Montréal (Québec) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | F ROTHMAN (Text) | 33114017095845 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | F ROTHMAN (Text) | 33114017095852 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
