A review by retiredbookaholic
My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

4.0

A very good read with a strong female character. Mary Sutter is headstrong, ambitious, stubborn and a woman before her time. It's a story about a woman wanting to work in a male profession and not letting anything get in her way whether it's love, family, ignorance or a war. I like that Mary isn't perfect, she makes mistakes, and lives to regret them. The book setting is the Civil War and another aspect is presented, those of the medical professionals and their role and plight during this time. Mary is a modern woman living in a time when women were considered fragile and delicate. I must say that Mary Sutter has been added to the list of favorite female literary characters.