The Physician’s Daughter

1865. The American Civil War has just ended. When Vita Tenney’s father tells her she must abandon her dream of becoming a doctor and get married instead, she looks for a means of escape – and finds one in war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he’s seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking a new start. Then he meets Vita and together they hatch a plan. But even the best plans have unexpected consequences . . . Sweeping and atmospheric, The Physician’s Daughter is a compelling story of ambition, betrayal and love and of two people trying to make their way in a world that is struggling to escape its past.
Vividly realised, and impeccably researched, with a determined female lead’ Kayte Nunn, author of The Botanist’s Daughter
‘Historical fiction at its best’ Tracy Rees, author of The Rose Garden