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A review by smalltownbookmom
The Woman With the Cure by Lynn Cullen
4.0
This was a fascinating historical fiction account of the work that went behind finding a polio vaccine told from the perspective of Dorothy Horstmann, one of the women who played a key role in helping beat the virus.
Set in the 1940s and 50s, we get a really good sense of the sexism of the medical community at the time and how urgent finding a vaccine was, particularly the risks that went into the work as the world was gripped in yet another pandemic!
Great on audio narrated by Hillary Huber and recommended for fans of books like The lobotomist's wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff or Her hidden genius by Marie Benedict. A perfect read for Women's history month too!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
Set in the 1940s and 50s, we get a really good sense of the sexism of the medical community at the time and how urgent finding a vaccine was, particularly the risks that went into the work as the world was gripped in yet another pandemic!
Great on audio narrated by Hillary Huber and recommended for fans of books like The lobotomist's wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff or Her hidden genius by Marie Benedict. A perfect read for Women's history month too!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review.