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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The very scary part of our history. It is one thing to volunteer another to be unknowingly forced. ( ) A compelling read on aspects of early to mid-1900s Jewish history I have never heard much about. Some LGBTQ thrown in as well. And Redheads! I love the part in the back about the author and what inspired the story with photos. Wish all books would do that. SPOILER ALERT: I was very disappointed that she didn't get closure with her brother or learn the truth about her parents by the end of the story. Those were major plot lines that didn't get a resolution. This is a well-written book, a lot of it based on the author's family history. Pictures in the back of the book documenting how various locations might have looked at the time of the story. Rachel and her brother,Sam are put in an orphanage. Rachel goes to an infant home where she is experimented on with X-rays and permanently loses all hair on her body. Once she is moved to the orphanage where Sam is, Rachel is bullied because she is bald. As Rachel gets older, she works in the infirmary where nursing becomes her goal. Sam runs away before graduation, after an incident at the home,and Rachel soon follows. Rachel eventually returns to New York and works as a nurse. The woman doctor who subjected Rachel to all the X-rays becomes Rachel's patient in the hospital where she is working. Rachel is torn. Should she be compassionate or should she seek revenge? Orphaned Rachel doesn't find out the true reason for her permanent hair loss (that occurred during her childhood spent at the orphanage) until much later in life. Once she realizes who is responsible for this loss, and that it was deliberate, she has the opportunity to take revenge. Considering that the loss is now much greater than just her hair, and Rachel may very well now lose her life, does she take this opportunity to exact an eye for eye? Heartbreaking, powerful and a fast moving page turner. This book does not disappoint! sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Una fascinante novela debut de ficción histórico del mundo olvidado de los orfanatos judíos de la ciudad de Nueva York. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar. En 1919, Rachel Rabinowitz, de cuatro años de edad, es colocada en el Hogar Infantil Hebreo donde el doctor Mildred Solomon está llevando a cabo una investigación médica en niños. El doctor Solomon somete a Rachel a un proceso experimental con rayos X que establece la reputación del doctor mientras pone en peligro la salud de la niña. Ahora es 1954, y Rachel es enfermera en el hospicio del Hogar Infantil Hebreo para ancianos donde el doctor Solomon se convierte en su paciente. Se da cuenta del poder que tiene sobre el doctor indefenso, Rachel se embarca en un experimento peligroso de su propio diseño. Antes que termine el turno de la noche, Rachel estará obligada a elegir entre el perdón y la venganza. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar. A stunning debut novel of historical fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish orphanages. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love. In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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