'A powerfully good read.'-Toronto Sun - From the Publisher. 'An elegant, eloquent word journey.The author has gift for capturing the history and the lives of the people of that time and place.'-The Tampa Tribune. The more you read, the better it gets.'-Tulsa World. 'Epic in scope, emotionally intense.an enrapturing, grand adventure.'-BookPage. 'Hugely satisfying.'-The Orlando Sentinel. 'Lushly written.Exemplary historical fiction, boasting a heroine with a real and tangible presence.'-Kirkus Reviews. This book delivers on that promise.'-New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick. 'Each time you open a book, you hope to discover a story that will make your spirit of adventure and romance sing. 'Compelling.This satisfying read, rich in interpersonal relationships of many kinds, is part romance, part mystery, and part serial-killer thriller.'-Booklist (starred review). 'Powerful.gorgeous, vividly described.'-People. Captivating.An enthralling love story a heartwarming celebration of human kindness.'-The Seattle Times. Praise for Sara Donati and The Gilded Hour. With its vivid depictions of old New York and its enormously appealing characters, The Gilded Hour is a captivating novel by an author at the height of her powers. For Sophie, an obstetrician and the orphaned daughter of free people of color, helping a desperate young mother forces her to grapple with the oath she took as a doctor-and thrusts her and Anna into the orbit of anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent and of anyone who dares to defy him. Faced with their helplessness, Anna must make an unexpected choice between holding on to the pain of her past and letting love into her life. Anna's work has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything, just as she herself once had.

The year is 1883, and in New York City, Anna Savard and her cousin Sophie-both graduates of the Woman's Medical School-treat the city's most vulnerable, even if doing so puts everything they've strived for in jeopardy. The international bestselling author of Where the Light Enters presents a remarkable epic about two female doctors in nineteenth-century New York.

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