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El Hu��rfana # 8
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9780718092221
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Published: May 23 2017
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: Spanish
Una fascinante novela debut de ficci��n hist��rico del mundo olvidado de los orfanatos jud��os de la ciudad de Nueva York. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar.
En 1919, Rachel Rabinowitz, de cuatro a��os de edad, es colocada en el Hogar Infantil Hebreo donde el doctor Mildred Solomon est�� llevando a cabo una investigaci��n m��dica en ni��os. El doctor Solomon somete a Rachel a un proceso experimental con rayos X que establece la reputaci��n del doctor mientras pone en peligro la salud de la ni��a. Ahora es 1954, y Rachel es enfermera en el hospicio del Hogar Infantil Hebreo para ancianos donde el doctor Solomon se convierte en su paciente. Se da cuenta del poder que tiene sobre el doctor indefenso, Rachel se embarca en un experimento peligroso de su propio dise��o. Antes que termine el turno de la noche, Rachel estar�� obligada a elegir entre el perd��n y la venganza. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar.
A stunning debut novel of historical fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish orphanages. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love.
In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge.
Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love.
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