From the author of The Underground River comes this compelling new
novel of female perseverance.
Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, The Physician's Daughter is the
story of two people trying to make their way in a world that is
struggling to escape its past.
It is 1865, the American Civil War has just ended, and 18-year old Vita
Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country
doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get
married instead, Vita explores every means of escape - and finds one in
the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane.
Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob
is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets Vita - and
together they hatch a plan that should satisfy both their desires.
Months later, Vita seemingly has everything she ever wanted. But alone
in a big city and haunted by the mistakes of her past, she wonders if
the life she always thought she wanted was too good to be true.
When love starts to compete with ambition, what will come out on top?