Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights exciting upcoming releases that we can't wait to be released!
"An irresistible mystery set in 1890s Edinburgh, Kaite Welsh's THE WAGES OF SIN features a female medical student-turned-detective, and will thrill fans of Sarah Waters and Antonia Hodgson.
Sarah Gilchrist has fled from London to Edinburgh in disgrace and is determined to become a doctor, despite the misgivings of her family and society. As part of the University of Edinburgh's first intake of female medical students, Sarah comes up against resistance from lecturers, her male contemporaries, and - perhaps worst of all - her fellow women, who will do anything to avoid being associated with a fallen woman...
When one of Sarah's patients turns up in the university dissecting room as a battered corpse, Sarah finds herself drawn into Edinburgh's dangerous underworld of bribery, brothels and body snatchers - and a confrontation with her own past."
I love some good 1800s historical fiction, and I also love women who are stubborn and refuse to conform to society's wishes. Plus, for fans of Sarah Waters? I'm on board! I can't wait to check this one out!
This week's upcoming book spotlight is:
The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh
The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh
From Goodreads:
"An irresistible mystery set in 1890s Edinburgh, Kaite Welsh's THE WAGES OF SIN features a female medical student-turned-detective, and will thrill fans of Sarah Waters and Antonia Hodgson.
Sarah Gilchrist has fled from London to Edinburgh in disgrace and is determined to become a doctor, despite the misgivings of her family and society. As part of the University of Edinburgh's first intake of female medical students, Sarah comes up against resistance from lecturers, her male contemporaries, and - perhaps worst of all - her fellow women, who will do anything to avoid being associated with a fallen woman...
When one of Sarah's patients turns up in the university dissecting room as a battered corpse, Sarah finds herself drawn into Edinburgh's dangerous underworld of bribery, brothels and body snatchers - and a confrontation with her own past."
I love some good 1800s historical fiction, and I also love women who are stubborn and refuse to conform to society's wishes. Plus, for fans of Sarah Waters? I'm on board! I can't wait to check this one out!
What do you think about this upcoming release? What are your anticipated upcoming releases?
This sounds like a really interesting book! I'm definitely going to check it out :D Thanks for sharing, and happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteBrittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles
I was lucky enough to get an ARC and I LOVED IT. It's like if Jane Eyre was a socially disgraced lady doctor! soooo good
ReplyDeleteOh this makes me so happy to hear, that's a fantastic way to describe it! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)
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