Robin Oliveira

Mary Sutter is a satisfyingly complex character; a tempestuous mixture of touching vulnerability and courageous single-mindedness

Extraordinary. Vivid, intelligent and expertly told

[Mary Sutter's] pluck will win you over within pages. A debut as confident as its heroine, it's a sweeping love story

Riveting. The language is beautiful and the story will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout

On the eve of America's Civil War a New York midwife makes a fateful decision . . . 
 
Mary Sutter, a brilliant young midwife, dreams of proving herself as capable as any man. But medical schools refuse to teach women. So when her heart is broken, she heads to Washington DC to tend the Civil War wounded. Assisted and encouraged by two surgeons, who both fall for her, and ignoring requests to return home to help her twin sister give birth, Mary pursues her dream of becoming a surgeon and saving lives - no matter the cost to herself or those she loves and no matter the harrowing conditions she has yet to face. 
 
A brilliant portrait of an unforgettable heroine and a powerful evocation of trauma in the aftermath of battle, My Name is Mary Sutter is an utterly original story of one woman proving she is a match for any man.

My Name is Mary Sutter

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This heroine is truly heroic

Mary Sutter is a satisfyingly complex character; a tempestuous mixture of touching vulnerability and courageous single-mindedness

Extraordinary. Vivid, intelligent and expertly told

This heroine is truly heroic

Mary Sutter is a satisfyingly complex character; a tempestuous mixture of touching vulnerability and courageous single-mindedness

Extraordinary. Vivid, intelligent and expertly told

This heroine is truly heroic

Mary Sutter is a satisfyingly complex character; a tempestuous mixture of touching vulnerability and courageous single-mindedness

Extraordinary. Vivid, intelligent and expertly told

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