In a world where women are told to stay silent, Nora Beady dares to change the story.
The only female student at a prestigious medical school in nineteenth-century Bologna, Nora faces ridicule and exclusion for her ambition to become a surgeon. When she joins forces with Dr. Magdalena Morenco, the hospital’s only female physician, the two women risk everything to perfect a dangerous, life-saving procedure—the Cesarean section.
As pressure mounts from their male peers and a patient’s life hangs in the balance, Nora must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for the future of medicine.
The Surgeon’s Daughter by USA Today bestselling author Audrey Blake is a gripping and inspiring novel of courage, discovery, and the women who redefined healing.
