title: The Morgan Women
author: Byrne, Beverly
description: An assortment of dynamic, willful characters ranging from noble to despicable render Byrne's ( A Matter of Time ) latest novel a satisfying tale about two generations of a Boston doctor's family. Emma, wife of gynecologist Joshua Morgan, finds the leisurely existence of a "Boston lady" unfulfilling. She takes a clerical job with chemist Celia Howard and through her influence g comes to actively, though secretly, support Margaret Sanger's illegal work in birth control.