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Local booklovers can dive into a suspenseful USA Today bestselling novel during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club.
This program is being presented live, virtually on Zoom.
From July 13-27, patrons can enjoy the USA Today bestseller The Girl in His Shadow as an eBook or eAudiobook with no waitlists or holds by downloading the Libby app or visiting our OverDrive site. Read the book, then participate in this virtual discussion program.
The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
An unforgettable historical fiction novel about one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in her.
London, 1845: Raised by the eccentric surgeon Dr. Horace Croft after losing her parents to a deadly pandemic, the orphan Nora Beady knows little about conventional life. While other young ladies were raised to busy themselves with needlework and watercolors, Nora was trained to perfect her suturing and anatomical illustrations of dissections.
Women face dire consequences if caught practicing medicine, but in Croft’s private clinic Nora is his most trusted—and secret—assistant. That is until the new surgical resident Dr. Daniel Gibson arrives. Dr. Gibson has no idea that Horace’s bright and quiet young ward is a surgeon more qualified and ingenious than even himself. In order to protect Dr. Croft and his practice from scandal and collapse Nora must learn to play a new and uncomfortable role—that of a proper young lady.
Overdrive and the Libby app are available to card holders who reside in Alachua, Putnam and Levy counties.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (19 and up) |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program | Books, Authors, & Writing |
Online programs are provided through Zoom, Facebook Live, and other online platforms. Please see details for individual programs for access information.
