Description
Bologna, 19th century
Accepted into a prestigious medical school, Nora Beady battles the prejudices of a world where her role seems predetermined. Determined to follow in her mentor's footsteps and become a surgeon, she draws the scorn of her colleagues, convinced that this field should remain exclusively male. Her destiny takes a decisive turn when she teams up with the renowned Dr. Magdalena Marenco. Together, they develop new techniques to perfect a revolutionary surgical procedure: the cesarean section. Despite their determination, they face fierce resistance both inside and outside the institution, with many skeptical of their research and skills. Some even go so far as to refuse treatment to their wives, putting their health at grave risk. Tragedy strikes when a patient in distress enters the hospital. For Nora, saving her means far more than a matter of life or death: it is the future of medicine that hangs in the balance, as well as the place of women within it. A single operation could change everything... or destroy everything.
After The Woman in the Shadow of Doctor Croft, Audrey Blake offers us the second part of her historical epic recounting the fierce struggle of a pioneer who breaks through the glass ceiling of a profession still reserved for men.
