A review by sueheskin
My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Despite a few plot contrivances, I was fascinated by the story. Mary Sutter is a skilled midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon, and as you can imagine, she faces many obstacles to accomplishing this. I have to say the Civil War is not one of my favorite periods for historical fiction, but this story beautifully weaves medicine, family and love relationships, and political and military history. It is a beautifully written book, but the compelling story never got bogged down in language. And I genuinely cared about each character, despite their many flaws. Very satisfying read.