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The illness lesson

Beams, Clare (author.).

Summary: "In Ashwell, Massachusetts, at the farm of Samuel Hood and his daughter, Caroline, a mysterious flock of red birds descends. Samuel, whose fame as a philosopher has waned in recent years, takes the birds' appearance as an omen that the time is ripe for his newest venture. He will start a school for young women, guiding their intellectual development as he has so carefully guided his daughter's. Despite Caroline's misgivings, Samuel's vision - revolutionary, as always; noble, as always; full of holes, as always - takes shape. It's not long before the students begin to manifest bizarre symptoms. Rashes, fits, headaches, verbal tics, night wanderings. In desperation, the school turns to the ministering of a sinister physician - based on a real historic treatment - just as Caroline's body, too, begins its betrayal. As the girls' conditions worsen, long-buried secrets emerge, and Caroline must confront the all-male, all-knowing authorities around her, the ones who insist the voices of the sufferers are unreliable. In order to save herself, Caroline may have to destroy everything she's ever known."--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780385544665
  • ISBN: 0385544669
  • ISBN: 9780857526311
  • ISBN: 0857526316
  • ISBN: 9780525565475
  • ISBN: 0525565477
  • ISBN: 9780385544672
  • ISBN: 9780857526328
  • ISBN: 0857526324
  • Physical Description: print
    271 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2020]

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