My review -
This
story is set in 19th Century Edinburgh in the infancy of
anaesthesia. A young apprentice doctor and a knowledgeable housemaid who
doesn’t know her place make unlikely allies on the surface, but this is going
to be a formidable partnership.
It’s
a slow burner in the sense that the first part of the book sets up characters
and their relationships with one another. As this is the first of a proposed
series, and the writing is enticing and the setting very atmospheric, this
wasn’t a problem for me. I found this interesting both medically and
historically and a jolly fine mystery too. A very good book indeed and I’ve
already recommended it to several people.
Thanks
to Netgalley for a review copy.
Please note, the Kindle price at the time of writing is over £6 but the paperback is not yet available. Experience tells me it will come down.
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