Query: American medical novels set in the 1940's
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Jewel (novel)
Hannibal Rising
Evidence from documents: Jewel (novel): American: '''''Jewel''''' is a novel by Bret Lott, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection.
set in the 1940's: The year is 1943 and life is good for Jewel Hilburn, her husband, Leston, and their five children.
medical novels: Eventually husband and wife take the baby to the doctor and are informed that she is a "Mongolian Idiot," not expected to live past the age of 2. Jewel angrily rebuffs the doctor's suggestion that they institutionalize Brenda Kay. Instead, the Hilburns shoulder the burdens—and discover the unexpected joys—of living with a Down syndrome child.
Hannibal Rising: set in the 1940's: Opening in Lithuania during 1941, Hannibal Lecter is eight years old and living in a castle with his parents and sister, Mischa.
American medical novels: a psychological horror novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006.
medical: Losing most of the Count's estate to death duties, Lecter and Murasaki move across France, and Lecter flourishes as a medical student, assisting by preparing cadavers for lessons.