![]() ![]() On one hand, Anna crosses paths with four children who have lost literally everything, forcing her to make some very difficult personal decisions. Though they initially set out to help people as good doctors, they are both soon faced with their own personal trials with a heavy chance of jeopardizing everything they had been working for. ![]() Among this turbulence as the country approaches the 20th century there are two cousins trying to find their place in the world, Anna and Sophie Savard, both graduates of the Woman’s Medical School. The Brooklyn Bridge is almost done being built, all while Anthony Comstock is deep in his campaign against virtually anything even remotely indecent. Taking us back all the way to 1883 New York City, we are presented with a world rife with change, splendour, joy, poverty and cruelty alike. Sara Donati (real name Rosina Lippi) is an author who most certainly belongs to this group of people, and few novels exemplify this sort of passion the way The Gilded Hour does. ![]() However, there always remain a few people interested in the past, intent on keeping history alive, even if only in hopes of learning from the mistakes of their predecessors. When the future is as troubling as it is, certain priorities must take place. The United States of America are arguably plagued by more problems than ever before, to the point where most people don’t have the time nor the desire to look at the country’s past. ![]()
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