Orphan #8
By: Kim van Alkemade
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780062338303
Subjects: Jewish orphans; Fiction; Revenge; Human experimentation in medicine
Other titles: Orphan number eight
Description: In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-381).