The Medicine Woman of Galveston
Once a trailblazer in medicine, Dr. Tucia Hatherley abandoned the scalpel after a fatal operating-theater mistake and now works in a corset factory to support her disabled son. When that livelihood is threatened and debts mount, Tucia accepts a place in a traveling medicine show led by the wily, charismatic Huey, lending the troupe legitimacy while privately loathing the purveyed tonics and purgatives.
The show travels to Galveston, Texas, where Tucia tries to break free from Huey but becomes entangled in his schemes. A September storm swells into the devastating Galveston Hurricane of 1900 that will decimate the Gulf Coast and force Tucia to confront her faith in medicine, other people, and herself.
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Book details
- Publisher
- Kensington
- Publication date
- May 21, 2024
- Print length
- 384 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 1496741684
20th Century
What to Know Before Reading The Medicine Woman of Galveston
Book focuses on a fallen physician balancing caregiving, work, and a fraught loyalty to a traveling medicine show. Much of the setup centers on personal decisions and relationships within that troupe and on the practical tension between legitimate medicine and showmanship. The narrative places those interpersonal conflicts directly against a historical external catastrophe, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. This may appeal more to someone interested in historical fiction about women in medicine and community under duress.
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Amanda Skenandore
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