The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang Published by Amazon Publishing on September 18, 2018
Pages: 364
Format: eBook
New York. 1850. Cora Lee is an illegitimate child born out of a relationship between a wealthy socialite and an unnamed immigrant. The circumstances about her birth (and her survival) were kept secret from the wealthy side of her family. For many reasons, she's a remarkable woman. She has unique trait that sets her apart from the world: two hearts beat within her body.
As the only female resurrectionist in New York, she has quite the talent for tracking down bodies with the most remarkable abnormalities. Anatomists have a difficult time getting their hands on such anomalies, and most are willing to pay a pretty penny in order to display them in public. Her line of work also allows her to keep track of who is hunting for her, for her ailment is the source of legends. Obtaining her body would render any anatomist the most lucrative of rewards.
Cora Lee catches news of a rise in the number of murders. The victims just happen to have specific anatomical anomalies, individuals whose names Cora Lee has kept hidden in her journal. These deaths hit too close to home, and now Cora Lee is left without anyone to trust. As the killer(s)?! continue to go down the list of bodies to procure, she soon learns that hers must be the last one on it. Though young in age, it's not implausible Cora Lee could die of a sudden, unnatural death...
What an incredibly fun read! This title appeared on my Kindle as a free read and boy, am I glad! I don’t know that I would have been aware of this title, otherwise. It’s a completely unique storyline, one rich with history and filled to the brim gothic goodness!
Cora Lee is quite the unique character! As a woman, she’s not often given access to the things that men might. Rather than sit down and let her trade be overcome by men, she dresses up as a man (in her case, her brother), to get the job done. This proves to be a bit of a challenge on occasion, yet Cora Lee is thick-skinned and determined, not letting something as simple as this to hold her back.
I loved the setting and Kang does an outstanding job of keeping the reader’s attention. A physician herself, it’s obvious that she has a passion for the history of medicine. I’m now making it a mission to check out her other titles. Highly recommended!
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