Vital Signs
by Barbara Wood
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Moving through the exotic settings of California, Hawaii, and Africa, Barbara Wood weaves a rich and compelling story of three women's lives and the challenges they face in their careers and in their relationships. In the late 1960s, three bright, ambitious women struggling to make a place in a man's world meed in medical school. Each has a past she wants to forget, and each has a dream she needs to fulfill. Mickey Long -- Disfigured from birth, Mickey turns to plastic surgery to heal show more herself and others afflicted with her special pain. Sondra Mallone -- Abandoned by her natural parents, Sondra becomes a missionary doctor to forgotten souls crying out for love. Ruth Shapiro -- After discovering the miracle of motherhood, Ruth opens a pioneering fertility clinic that offers new hope to those who once had none. In the years that lie ahead -- years of triumph and tragedy, joy and sorrow, love and loneliness -- each woman will find, in their unique bond of friendship, the courage and strength to succeed. show lessTags
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Sondra, Mickey y Ruth ingresaron juntas en la Escuela de Medicina de Castillo en el año 1968; la escuela era, profesores y alumnos, casi exclusivamente masculina, lo que ayudó a cimentar una amistad entre ellas que estaba destinada a prolongarse a lo largo de sus vidas. Dieciocho años más tarde, las tres se han realizado en su profesión: Sondra ha ejercido en África hasta que un desdichado accidente la hace volver temporalmente a EE.UU. Ruth, la más aplicada de ellas, está absorbida por su clínica especializada en métodos de fecundación en Seattle. Mickey es una prestigiosa cirujana plástica. Su reencuentro cerrará el círculo de su amistad pero, sobre todo, las hará enfrentarse con su pasado personal y les abrirá las show more puertas de su perfeccionamiento humano. show less
Dec 26, 2010Spanish
Drei Frauen von heute, Ärztinnen aus Leidenschaft und stark genug für das Leben
Dec 8, 2014German
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Vital Signs
- Original title
- Vital Signs
- Original publication date
- 1985-01
- People/Characters
- Ruth; Mickey; Sondra
- Important places
- USA
- Important events
- 1960s
- Dedication*
- Dit is een bijzonder boek opgedragen aan twee mensen: Kate Medina, mijn redactrice, en Harvey Klinger, mijn agent.
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- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 48
- ASINs
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