The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry (eBook)

A Surgeon Unlike Any Other

Lisa Williamson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
144 Seiten
Pushkin Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-78269-287-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire lifeLondon, 1800. Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...Lisa Williamson is the best-selling author of The Art of Being Normal, a YA story about the friendship between a trans girl and a gay boy described as 'a life-changing and life-saving book' by Philip Pullman and 'extraordinary' by Non Pratt. She has written two other highly regarded YA novels, All About Mia and Paper Avalanche.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.2020
• Reihe/Serie: True Adventures
• Reihe/Serie: True Adventures
• Illustrationen: Amerigo Pinelli
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: Children's Adventure story • Crimean War • Florence Nightingale • Gender identity • history of medicine • illustrated adventure • James Barry • Margaret Anne Bulkley • True Adventures
• ISBN-10: 1-78269-287-8 / 1782692878
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78269-287-4 / 9781782692874