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The Gilded Hour

By: Sara Donati
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Summary

The internationally best-selling author of Into the Wilderness makes her highly anticipated return with a remarkable epic about two female doctors in 19th-century New York and the transcendent power of courage and love.

The year is 1883, and in New York City it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of antivice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin, Sophie - both graduates of the Woman's Medical School - treat the city's most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything they've strived for in jeopardy.

Anna's work has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything, just as she herself once had. 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.

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 Comstock, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent and of anyone who dares to defy him.

With its vivid depictions of old New York and its enormously appealing characters, The Gilded Hour is a captivating, emotionally gripping novel that proves Sara Donati is an author at the height of her powers.

©2015 Sara Donati (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Not convinced by her pronunciation of Anna but otherwise love it. Must find out just how many orphanages there were & how it compares to,say, London at the time.

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Fabulous story

This book will transport you to a different time with a believable story and characters who will become friends. I absolutely loved it and can’t wait to get started on book 2 in the series.

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Beautifully observed and performed.

Engaging characters in a compelling world. Beautifully written and observed. Skilful storytelling. Well read with rich voices adding to story

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Brilliant story delightfully narrated

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. My interest and concentration never waned and I looked forward to listening again and again. Really insightful and interesting book that was thought provoking, inspiring and challenging all at the same time. Definitely recommend.

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Wonderful

Sara Donati is a wonderful writer. I have read Into the Wilderness series and hope that Audible can bring these over to the UK as well. Love the characters and the storyline. Would highly recommend. Just didnt want it to end

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A wonderful book.

I have read this novel and so was hoping that the audio book would be as good. I was not disappointed. Beautiful read by Cassandra Campbell, this remains a magical book.

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Great story

narration excellent, terrific engaging story with lots of twists and turns which makes the story more engaging than most.

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Simply wonderful

Such a great story taking you back to a different time with strong characters and a great story. We’ve jumped forward in time from the wilderness series but the Bonner blood is still strong in these two wonderful women. The narration was very good and I have spent many happy hour listening. Come on audible now we need The Wilderness series for all us Sara Donati fans.

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Excellent

What a beautiful story which I really enjoyed listening to. The narrator has a wonderful soothing voice. I will certainly get the next book in this series.

The history of those times in America, and would have been worldwide, is a true eyeopener. The attitude to women's' education has come along leaps and bounds, thank goodness. Everyone should be treated equally and in this book women and men who respect each other are.
If you like a mystery with a love story interwoven, you will like this .Enjoy.

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Wonderful storytelling

Fabulous storytelling, issues that 140 years later are sadly still relevant including misogyny and racism. Detailed social history woven into a great storyline with believable characters and top narration. Would highly recommend

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