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Jan 17, 2019 · 325 pages ; 22 cm As a young girl growing up in the late nineteenth century, Agnes White is drawn to the "wrong" things. Growing up, she finds herself fascinated by microscopes, dissections, and anatomy--hobbies that deem her unladylike.
Feb 1, 2009 · Summary. The Heart Specialist is the story of Agnes White, a young woman who becomes one of the first female doctors in Canada in the early 1900s. It's inspired by Maude Abbott's career, who was in fact one of Canada's first female physicians. The book follows Agnes from her childhood in the 1870s to after the end of World War I in 1919.
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- Claire Holden Rothman
An incredible story of perseverance and passion, The Heart Specialist sets the young, headstrong Agnes White against the prejudice and arrogance of the medical establishment in a battle that will eventually grant her the right to save lives as a practising doctor. Set against the upheaval and social strictures of the early 1900s and based on ...
- Claire Holden Rothman
A world-renowned expert on the human heart, she still struggles to understand her own. Inspired by the career of Maude Abbott, one of Canada’s first female physicians, The Heart Specialist is a story about the mysterious, painful journey into selfhood, and a “brilliant first novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Jun 7, 2011 · “Based on the life of one of Canada’s pioneering female physicians, [this] novel paints an arresting portrait of an indomitable yet vulnerable young woman” (Booklist). Set in Quebec near the beginning of the twentieth century, The Heart Speciali...
Mar 1, 2009 · The Heart Specialist. Inspired by the life of Doctor Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott, The Heart Specialist is the story of a woman pursuing her dream at the dawn of the twentieth century. Stripped of a regular childhood when her father is accused of a horrific crime and abandons the family, Agnes was never considered ladylike.
