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02060aam a2200325 4500 001 CB902A6C7A2D11E1ADFB86CF6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120330010108 008 100804s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 0143119133 ((pbk.)) : 020 $a 9780143119135 ((pbk.)) : 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d SILO $d WIQ $d YDXCP $d NOG $d IaMp $d SILO 100 1 $a Oliveira, Robin. 245 1 $a My name Is Mary Sutter : $b a novel / $c Robin Oliveira. 260 $a New York : $b Penguin Books, $c 2011, 2010. 300 $a xiii, 364 p. : $b map ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a In this stunning historical novel, which opens on the eve of the Civil War, Mary Sutter is a brilliant, headstrong midwife from Albany, New York, who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine and eager to run away from recent heartbreak, Mary travels to Washington, D.C., to help tend the legions of Civil War wounded. Under the guidance of William Stipp and James Blevens, two surgeons who unwittingly fall in love with Marys courage, will, and stubbornness and resisting her mothers pleas to return home to help with the birth of her twin sister's baby, Mary pursues her medical career in the desperately overwhelmed hospitals of the capital. Rich with historical detail, My Name Is Mary Sutter is an exceptional novel. And, in Mary herself, Robin Oliveira has created a truly unforgettable heroine whose unwavering determination and vulnerability will resonate with listeners everywhere. 541 $d 20110622. 648 0 $a Sixties (19th century) $v Fiction. 650 $a Civil War $v Fiction. 650 $a Soldiers $v Fiction. 650 $a Nurses $v Fiction. 650 $a Hospitals $v Fiction. 651 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Fiction. 655 $a Historical fiction $x . $x . 941 $a 3 952 $l FRPA224 $d 20220607011447.0 952 $l GRPB641 $d 20180208011159.0 952 $l SGPD074 $d 20140118010625.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CB902A6C7A2D11E1ADFB86CF6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search