The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other by Williamson, Lisa (9781782692874) | Browns Books
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The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other

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The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire lifeLondon, 1800.

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...Lisa Williamson is the best-selling author of The Art of Being Normal, a YA story about the friendship between a trans girl and a gay boy described as 'a life-changing and life-saving book' by Philip Pullman and 'extraordinary' by Non Pratt.

She has written two other highly regarded YA novels, All About Mia and Paper Avalanche.

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Pushkin Press
1782692878 / 9781782692874
eBook (EPUB)
05/11/2020
England
English
144 pages
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