| "Beautifully written and lushly set." Sara Gruen |
A breathtaking novel of romantic obsession, longing and one woman's choice between motherhood and her operatic calling
It is 1903. Dr. Ravell is a young Harvard-educated obstetrician with a growing reputation for helping couples conceive. He has treated women from all walks of Boston society, but when Ravell meets Erika-an opera singer whose beauty is surpassed only by her spellbinding voice-he knows their doctor-patient relationship will be like none he has ever had.
After struggling for years to become pregnant, Erika believes there is no hope. Her mind is made up: she will leave her prominent Bostonian husband to pursue her career in Italy, a plan both unconventional and risky. But becoming Ravell's patient will change her life in ways she never could have imagined.
Lush and stunningly realized, The Doctor and the Diva moves from snowy Boston to the jungles of Trinidad to the gilded balconies of Florence. This magnificent debut is a tale of passionate love affairs, dangerous decisions, and a woman's irreconcilable desires as she is forced to choose between the child she has always longed for and the opera career she cannot live without. Inspired by the author's family history, the novel is sensual, sexy, and heart-stopping in its bittersweet beauty.
Genre: Historical
It is 1903. Dr. Ravell is a young Harvard-educated obstetrician with a growing reputation for helping couples conceive. He has treated women from all walks of Boston society, but when Ravell meets Erika-an opera singer whose beauty is surpassed only by her spellbinding voice-he knows their doctor-patient relationship will be like none he has ever had.
After struggling for years to become pregnant, Erika believes there is no hope. Her mind is made up: she will leave her prominent Bostonian husband to pursue her career in Italy, a plan both unconventional and risky. But becoming Ravell's patient will change her life in ways she never could have imagined.
Lush and stunningly realized, The Doctor and the Diva moves from snowy Boston to the jungles of Trinidad to the gilded balconies of Florence. This magnificent debut is a tale of passionate love affairs, dangerous decisions, and a woman's irreconcilable desires as she is forced to choose between the child she has always longed for and the opera career she cannot live without. Inspired by the author's family history, the novel is sensual, sexy, and heart-stopping in its bittersweet beauty.
Genre: Historical
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Hardback Editions
June 2011 : Hardback
| Title: The Doctor And The Diva Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 1-4448-0678-5 / 978-1-4448-0678-6 Publisher: Charnwood Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 1-4104-2855-9 / 978-1-4104-2855-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 0-670-02188-1 / 978-0-670-02188-8 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 0-14-311930-3 / 978-0-14-311930-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 0-7515-4360-8 / 978-0-7515-4360-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell ISBN: 1-84744-368-0 / 9781847443687 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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October 2011 : Unknown
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April 2011 : Kindle edition
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May 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Doctor and the Diva: A Novel Author(s): Adrienne McDonnell Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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