The Wages of Sin
A Novel
by Kaite Welsh
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Pub Date Mar 07 2017 | Archive Date Feb 28 2017
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Advance Praise
"The first book in what will, one hopes, be a long-running series, featuring a new kind of historical leading lady, Welsh’s debut is an inspiring feminist tale perfect for the modern age." - Library Journal, Starred Review
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781681773322 |
PRICE | $25.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 400 |
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Featured Reviews
It is 1892. Sarah is a social pariah, sent away from her home in London to her family in Edinburgh, where she has joined the first class of female medical students. Supplementing her official training with hands-on work, she meets Lucy, and feels a strange connection with her, and this will change her life.
The social and professional interactions between the genders (including women-women) and students-lecturers were well handled, and all the women themselves varied from the extreme to the moderate, as one would expect. We're not beaten over the head by Sarah's Past nor by backwards-looking morality. Instead, social issues from chaperonage to phossy jaw and rehabilitation are carefully introduced, none inadvertently taking precedence over the plot but all enhancing the overall feel of the book.
(Side note: I hadn't realized James Thin was already well established at this point! It's obvious the author knows Edinburgh well, and understands its history.)
I look forward to reading the next books in the series!
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