Review: The sins of the father
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2013
'The Abortionist's Daughter' is set in New York during the Great War. The eponymous daughter Melanie has everything going for her: looks, a prestigious family and prospects for marriage. However, she is scandalised by her father's disgrace: a woman died during an abortion that he performed.Elisa deCarlo successfully evokes the atmosphere of early 20th century America, and the challenges that an innocent young girl might have faced when thrust into difficult circumstances.A good read for anyone interested in the struggle to be respectable, New York and the social mores of the past.