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Adrienne McDonnell

Auteur van The Doctor and the Diva

1 werk(en) 213 Leden 22 Besprekingen

Werken van Adrienne McDonnell

The Doctor and the Diva (2010) 213 exemplaren

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female
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So, what happens next?
 
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MarthaJeanne | 21 andere besprekingen | Oct 25, 2016 |
I did enjoy this book even though some of the choices of the characters are not necessarly ones people will agree with. I found myself being sympethetic with Erika. As a professional business woman who suffered with infertility for 5 years and did finally have 2 daughters of my own. I felt her torn feelings between motherhood and her hearts desire. Life is not clear cut like most people want it to be and this story explores the many difficult decisions people have to make and their effects.
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theeccentriclady | 21 andere besprekingen | Sep 4, 2011 |
Erika von Kessler is married to Peter. They visit Ravell, a fertility doctor. Ravell discovers that Peter is sterile. Ravell betrays his oath and uses his sperm. Erika miscarries. Then she resumes her singing career. When she and Peter visit Ravell in the Caribbean, they make love. She gets pregnant, has a son, leaves the son to pursue her career in Italy and finally returns to Ravell who follows her to Italy. Sounds preposterous, but developed quite well.
 
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MarkMeg | 21 andere besprekingen | Feb 17, 2011 |
A talented young woman, Erika von Kessler is torn between wanting a child and a career as an opera singer. Her husband desires only the child and when they have difficult conceiving, consult many doctors. Finally Dr. Ravell helps them but in an unconventional way which puts him firmly in the lives of Erika and her husband. Set in pre-WW I the plot moves between New York, Trindad and Italy. Ordinary tale and the most interesting parts are the fertility problem and role of the physician and the process of becoming an opera singer. Ending is more realistic than romantic.… (meer)
½
 
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pak6th | 21 andere besprekingen | Feb 6, 2011 |

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Werken
1
Leden
213
Populariteit
#104,444
Waardering
½ 3.4
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22
ISBNs
10

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