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WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS

Sara Donati

WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS is the dazzling follow-up to THE GILDED HOUR.
Doctor Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to resume her life after the death of her husband and childhood love. Awaiting her is her dearest friend, her cousin and fellow physician Doctor Anna Savard.

Life has changed for Anna since Sophie left. Now a married woman, her heart is full of love for her husband and the orphaned children they've welcomed into the family. She embraces the happiness and challenges that come with her new identity as a wife and caregiver while continuing to heal and aid the disadvantaged women society would rather forget.

But not everyone wants mercy and light shed on the plight of the fairer sex, and as Sophie sets out to construct a new life for herself, she and Anna find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Unable to ignore the anguished cries of New York's less fortunate, these intrepid cousins will risk everything to serve their city and protect their patients.

Sara Donati is the international bestselling author of the Wilderness series, which includes Into the Wilderness, Dawn on a Distant Shore, Lake in the Clouds, Fire Along the Sky, Queen of Swords, and The Endless Forest.
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Published 2019-09-10 by Berkley

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Published 2019-09-10 by Berkley

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Elegant prose, entrancing era descriptions, and occasional bits of wit add to the impact. This is a riveting medical mystery.

The Historical Novel Society ran a feature on Sara Donati and WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS, in which Sara talks about her inspiration and research for the book. Read more...

five-star review for WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS that appeared on BookBrowse! The book was also selected as part of the Editor's Choice feature, which highlights only four books. BookBrowse gets over 100,000 unique weekly visitors, so this coverage is truly fantastic: "With its focus on smart, courageous women physicians...WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS easily sets itself apart in the genre of historical fiction. It is an excellent followup to THE GILDED HOUR, but also can be read as a standalone novel. The controversial themes, headstrong heroines and gripping accounts of high-stakes medical trials all come together to create a winning combination." Read more...

Donati's saga of a New York family in the 1880s, with its exquisitely realized characters, is apt to inspire repeated readings. ... As she brings the sights, sounds, smells, and social mores of 1884 New York into sharp focus, Donati creates a timely tale of the past that illuminates the ongoing struggle for women's reproductive rights and sheds light on the passionate, centuries-long fight over abortion. Read more...

Much more than a simple mystery plot, Where the Light Enters touches on the complexities of marriage, the bonds of family (both by blood and by choice), the pernicious effects of drug addiction and the challenges Anna and Sophie face as pioneering female doctors. Readers of historical fiction will find Donati's richly detailed narrative both satisfying and thought-provoking.

Detectives, doctors, and dastardly scoundrels abound in this fascinating historical novel. Read more...

The Historical Society are featuring the book as an Editors' Choice and say: "Each character is fully and lovingly realized, and Donati adds a few other point-of-view characters without ever confusing the reader. Her knowledge of 19th century New York is such that walking the kaleidoscopic streets alongside the fascinating Savard cousins feels absolutely real. This is a satisfying family saga as well as an absorbing mystery that readers will hate to see end, but it's very likely Donati is not finished with the charming Mezzanotte-Savard clan." Read more...

WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS was featured in Penguin Random House's "The Best Historical Fiction Books to Read this Fall," with Sara Donati appearing alongside names like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Colson Whitehead, and Lara Prescott.