| With a Silent Companion Contributor(s): Town, Florida Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889952116 ISBN-13: 9780889952119 Publisher: Red Deer Press OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2002 Annotation: Inspired by the true-life account of Margaret Anne Bulkley, With a Silent Companion recounts the remarkable journey of a determined young woman born in eighteenth-century Ireland. With her father in debtor's prison and her mother's palsy worsening, Margaret and her mother journey to London to seek a better future. But as each attempt to make a living fails, their hopes are slowly abandoned. Fearful that she and her ailing mother will be unable to support themselves after their meager financial reserves run out, Margaret makes the most extraordinary decision of her life. Her heart broken by the constant threat of poverty but her spirit awakened by the challenge of two moneyed gentlemen, she enrolls in medicine at the renowned University of Edinburgh and, after years of dedicated study, becomes a surgeon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Northern Lights Young Novels |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.25" W x 8.25" (0.34 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Ireland - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Inspired by the true story of Margaret Ann Bulkley, a young woman born in nineteenth-century Ireland. Her heart broken by the constant threat of poverty but her spirit awakened by the challenge of two gentlemen. Margaret enrolls in medicine at Edinburgh University and, after years of dedicated study, becomes a surgeon. It is a story of struggle and triumph made all the more exceptional because Margaret Anne Bulkley does it disguised as a man. |
Contributor Bio(s): Town, Florida: - Florida Ann Town |