The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry - Lisa Williamson & Amerigo Pinelli

The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry

By Lisa Williamson & Amerigo Pinelli

  • Release Date: 2024-03-12
  • Genre: Social Issues in Kids Fiction

Description

The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life

Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.

Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.

But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...