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A "gorgeous, thoughtful, heartbreaking" historical novel, The Cape Doctor is the story of one man’s journey from penniless Irish girl to one of most celebrated and accomplished figures of his time (Lauren Fox, New York Times bestselling author of Send for Me). Beginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry’s journey from daughter to son in order to enter medical school and provide for family, but Perry soon embraced the new-found freedom of living life as a man. From brilliant medical student in Edinburgh and London to eligible bachelor and quick-tempered physician in Cape Town, Dr. Perry thrived. When he befriended the aristocratic Cape Governor, the doctor rose to the pinnacle of society, before the two were publicly accused of a homosexual affair that scandalized the colonies and nearly cost them their lives. E. J. Levy’s enthralling novel, inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry, brings this captivating character vividly alive.

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The Cape Doctor | E. J. Levy

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I almost gave up on this book.It started slow.Im so glad that I kept going.What a story!I‘d like to learn more about this woman who spent her entire life impersonating a man so that she could be educated and work as a doctor/surgeon during a time when neither was allowed.Her story is the epitome of bravery.She gave up everything for her name and career. Would you do that?I know I wouldn‘t,but that doesn‘t take away from this story.It‘s a good one!

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