I am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen

The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen is a historical fiction novel that follows the race for the cure for Polio. When his chance to win comes on a worldwide scale, she is asked to sink or validate his vaccine-and to decide what is forgivable, and how much should be sacrificed, in pursuit of the cure.

This discovery of hers, and an error by a competitor, catapults her closest colleague to a lead in the race. Applying the same determination that lifted her from a humble background as the daughter of immigrants, to becoming a doctor –often the only woman in the room-she hunts down the monster where it lurks: in the blood.

The man who succeeds will be a god.īut Dorothy Horstmann is not focused on beating her colleagues to the vaccine. Some of the world’s best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. No one’s life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. In 1940s and ’50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. She gave up everything - and changed the world.Ī riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. 'Huge applause. women have always been in science-despite those who would pretend otherwise.” -Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.*** ***I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Reading Challenges: Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2023 Genres: Fiction / Biographical, Fiction / Historical / General, Fiction / Medical Purchase Here Buy on Amazon US - Buy on Apple - Buy on Kobo - Buy on Google - Buy at Barnes and Noble - Buy on Waterstones - Buy on Audible - Buy on Amazon UK

I am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen