The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry

A Surgeon Unlike Any Other

Lisa Williamson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2020
Pushkin Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-78269-278-2 (ISBN)

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The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley aka Dr James Barry a surgeon who disguised herself as a man for her entire life.

1800. London. Margaret Anne Bulkley desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.

Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce temper, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.

But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should ever learn...

Lisa Williamson is the best-selling author of The Art of Being Normal, a YA story about the friendship between trans teens described as 'a life-changing and life-saving book' by Philip Pullman and 'extraordinary' by Non Pratt. She has written two other highly regarded YA novels, All About Mia and Paper Avalanche.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.10.2020
Reihe/Serie	True Adventures
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	1-78269-278-9 / 1782692789
ISBN-13	978-1-78269-278-2 / 9781782692782
Zustand	Neuware