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ISBN: | 0615690955 (ISBN13: 9780615690957) |
Edition Language: | English |
Belle Blackburn
Paperback | Pages: 456 pages Rating: 4.1 | 177 Users | 50 Reviews
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Title | : | The Doctor's Daughter: Journey to Justice |
Author | : | Belle Blackburn |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 456 pages |
Published | : | September 2nd 2012 by Demonbreun Press |
Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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Everybody, including her mother, believes that Kate's father committed suicide. Determined to prove otherwise, Kate sets out on a fascinating and sometimes hilarious journey through antebellum law and medicine. Set in 1860s Nashville and told with a biting wit, determined Kate finally discovers the truth - but at what cost? Will she ruin her own life trying to defend the life of her dead father?Rating Based On Books The Doctor's Daughter: Journey to Justice
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The Doctors Daughter: Journey to Justice is very much a character driven novel, featuring a vivid cast of truly interesting and complex individuals, witty dialog and a deeply engrossing storyline.The Civil War era novel set in the Nashville area, which centers on a young woman, Kate Seaver, trying desperately to prove her fathers shocking death was not a suicide as everyone believes, is a refreshing departure from most books set during the Civil War. This story focuses on the characters andWhat a gem! I loved it. I found myself looking forward to reading it each day and felt like I really got to know the people and location. Belle Blackburn does a wonderful job in creating this story and the characters. She also provides rich historical details and her love of the craft and the period show through in the writing. I am definitely going to be reading the next in the series as I'd love to know what happens to Kate after the difficult ending she experienced in this one. The only thing
Set in 1860s Nashville, TN, this popular historical novel mixes a smooth blend of Civil War history, mystery and romance.
Everybody, including her mother, believes that Kate's father committed suicide. Determined to prove otherwise, Kate sets out on a fascinating and sometimes hysterical journey through antebellum law and medicine. Set in 1860s Nashville and told with a biting wit, determined Kate finally discovers the truth - but at what cost? Will she ruin her own life trying to defend the life of her dead father?What did I like? I love Nashville and before I moved back to California we use to go there every
This book is a blend of historical fiction, romance, and thriller. Kate witnesses her father die and is convinced he was murdered. The official report is suicide. The reader then follows Kate on her road to getting justice for her father. For me, Kate was just not very likable. I found it hard to connect with her and often wished I could shake her. I do enjoy books that can bring that out in me and I was very happy with that. She did redeem herself in my eyes by the end. I received this book
This book is an unusual blend of mystery, coming of age, and family saga leading up to the American Civil War. Kate Seaver is a young woman living in a small town outside Nashville, Tennessee. Her mother, the titular doctor, is an herbalist who has provided for herself and Kate since her husband died of what was ruled a suicide, but Kate believes was murder. Kate is at an age to be courted and is being pursued by the son of a powerful lawyer in Nashville society. The story focuses on Kates daily
History buffs should love this book. Its well-paced, historically accurate, colorful and interesting, and has only a few drawbacks. The 19th century South is not romanticized, but shown in its flawed complexity of culture and politics, through the eyes of Kate, an assertive young woman from the outskirts of Nashville, the doctors daughter of the title.Because of the title I kept expecting some major plot event to emerge from the differences in medicine practiced by the folk healer, Kates mother,
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