Stranger in a Sacred Land

By Susan Sorek

Stranger in a Sacred Land is the fictional account of Dr. James Barry's life, the real life former inspector of hospitals and a British army surgeon in the 1800s. Barry served in the Crimea and was a contemporary of Florence Nightingale. Barry was also a pioneer in the field of medicine, whose innovative treatments of some of the most deadly diseases of the time resulted in saving numerous lives. After the doctor's death in 1865, it was discovered that James Barry was really a woman. Her tale is told by her friends, including Sandy Mackinnon, an army medic, Sir Charles Somerset, her lover and the father of her child, and Fredrick Smithers, a lifelong friend and the man who adopted her daughter. Read how this woman conducted a masquerade throughout her life so she could work in a man's field, and how very well she excelled in her chosen profession. Stranger in a Sacred Land is an amazing story about a most remarkable woman.

About the Author: Raised in Birmingham, England, Susan Sorek is a retired university lecturer who now resides in Winslow Buckingham. Although she has written several academic books, this is her first novel. Her next novel is about Joan of Arc.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628577118
• ISBN13: 9781628577112
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"