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The Lobotomist's Wife: A Novel

By Samantha Greene Woodruff
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By Samantha Greene Woodruff
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An enthralling historical novel of a compassionate and relentless woman, a cutting-edge breakthrough in psychiatry, and a nightmare in the making.

Since her brother took his life after WWI, Ruth Emeraldine has had one goal: to help those suffering from mental illness. Then she falls in love with charismatic Robert Apter—a brilliant doctor championing a radical new treatment, the lobotomy. Ruth believes in it as a miracle treatment and in Robert as its genius pioneer. But as her husband spira...

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FictionFiction SubjectsHistorical FictionBody, Mind & Health - Fiction20th Century Historical Fiction - General & MiscellaneousMental Health & Mental Illness - Fiction