num_pages: 364
description: A New York Times bestseller and a moving Civil War novel about a young midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Fans of Calebs Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier and Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini will love this New York Times bestselling tale of the Civil War. Mary Sutter is a brilliant young midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon. 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 two surgeons who both fall unwittingly in love with her and resisting her mother's pleas to return home to help with the difficult birth of her twin sister's baby Mary pursues her medical career against all odds. Rich with historical detailincluding cameo appearances by Abraham Lincoln and Dorothea Dix among othersMy Name Is Mary Sutter is certain to be recognized as one of the great novels about the Civil War. 
language: English
title: My Name Is Mary Sutter
publisher: Viking