"Tess DeMello . . . [finds herself] trapped in a strange and loveless marriage [to a man named Henry] with no way out . . . [Her neighbors] love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain . . . When a sudden polio epidemic strikes the town, the townspeople band together to build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry's wishes and begins to work at the hospital, finding meaning in nursing the young victims. Yet at home, Henry's actions grow more alarming by the day"--Provided by publisher.
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