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Butterflies in December

by Eileen Ramsay · 1995

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In 1886, Lucy Graham rebels against convention and attends university, followed by medical school in Edinburgh. Meanwhile, Rosie Nesbitt, born in a Dundee slum, fights to become a doctor. The lives and loves of these women are traced.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 346 pages

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