Medical Historical Fiction

Berlin 1911: Die Schwestern Marlene und Emma Lindow können ihr Glück kaum fassen: Sie dürfen als Lernschwestern in der Kinderklinik Weißensee anfangen. Die forsche Marlene lernt schnell, die schüchterne Emma fühlt sich hingegen bald von ihrer Schwester zurückgesetzt. Denn Marlene hat sich gleich doppelt verliebt: in den vornehmen Assistenzarzt Doktor Maximilian von Weilert und in das noch junge Fachgebiet Kinderheilkunde. Sie ist fest entschlossen, selbst Kinderärztin zu werden. Doch der Weg nach oben ist steinig, der in Maximilians Familie erst recht.

Eine Ärztin für die Frauen - die Geschichte der ersten Frauenärztinnen Deutschlands. Berlin 1907. Mit vielen Hoffnungen ist die junge Sylterin Clara in die große Stadt gekommen, um ihren Lebenstraum zu verwirklichen: Sie möchte Frauenärztin werden - genauso wie ihr großes Vorbild Hermine Heusler-Edelhuizen, die ebenso wie sie aus Friesland stammt.

No one knows who the lady pulled from a Venetian canal is. Even she doesn't seem to know, and the ball gown and period undergarments she was wearing give no clues. hitting her head and oxygen deprivation have left her with amnesia. Dr. Luca Viale is determined to find out her identity. The bruises on her body appear to come from different times, convincing him that her situation was no accident. Can he restore her memory before another attempt is made on her life?

A small-town doctor left behind with three young boys. A compassionate woman who can help them heal. But is their town ready for an interracial relationship - and is he ready for her? Peaceful, Ohio, is a small village in the Appalachian hills. Amidst the scenery of stunning nature, the villagers don’t have much more entertainment than gossip. Local doctor Jacob is a respected member of the community. Hester thought teaching young children would be her greatest challenge when she arrived in Peaceful. She isn't expecting to deal with a hostile community and a burned man.

London, 1938. England bereitet sich auf den Krieg vor, und das berühmte Nightingale Hospital steht kurz vor der Evakuierung. Während Oberschwester Kathleen den jungen Krankenschwestern Mut zuspricht, muss sie selbst um ihre eigene Zukunft fürchten. Auch Schwester Helen sehnt sich nach dem Tod ihres geliebten Charlie nach einer zweiten Chance. Diese scheint gekommen, als ein gutaussehender Fremder ihr Hoffnungen macht. Doch meint er es wirklich ernst mit Helen?

Sybil makes a serious mistake. Everyone who knows her or of her is aware that she and Attorney Paul Bel Geddes have locked horns for a decade, and each regards the other as the nemesis. Sybil's error is to get angry, then loud and demeaning, at Paul at a very public black tie New Year's Eve gathering after having received yet one more intent to sue 90-day letter from the man. Her billionaire husband tries to shush her, but she all but shouted, "Don't patronize me, Charles. That bottom feeder has gone too far. Somebody needs to do something about him."

When Frankie’s mother dies, she is sent to live with her aunt Bet in Worthing, Sussex. Life on their farm is happy - for a while. But when World War Two breaks out, Frankie must help her country by signing up to the women’s branch of the British Army. Soon, she meets Romare, an American Doctor who has come to the UK after facing terrible racism at home. But trouble is stirring in Britain, too, and it falls to Frankie to try to protect him. Can love triumph over a history of hate? Or will Frankie and Romare’s love pay the ultimate sacrifice?

Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancé, Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder she is sure he didn't commit she finds herself his reluctant ally. Beneath the genteel façade of upper class Edinburgh lurks blackmail, adultery, poison and madness, and Sarah must return to Edinburgh's slums, back alleys and asylums as she discovers the dark past about a family where no one is what they seem, even Miles himself.

A gritty drama that will appeal to fans of The Throwaway Children and authors Nadine Dorries and Kitty Neale. When little Terry and Nancy arrive at the door of St Saviour's Children's Home, they seem shell-shocked after being orphaned in the fire that killed their parents. Terry is terribly damaged by his experiences, though the concerned staff, especially Angela Morton, suspect that there is something more sinister behind his disturbing behaviour.

Home for Christmas is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war. Finding freedom and independence – as well as love, passion and heartbreak – for the very first time, a unique bond is formed as the hostilities take their toll on Britain. It's September 1940 and the German blitz on London has just begun. The four young girls who live at No. 13 Article Row live under its constant threat. But life must go on…Tilly and Sally both work at Barts Hospital where they witness the cruelty of war first-hand.

A Daphne du Maurier-esque chiller set on the mysterious Cornish coast from the author of The Silent Companions and The Corset. Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft’s family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same disease in the cliffs beneath his new Cornish home.

Leaving behind them a Europe still taking stock after the definitive battle of Waterloo, Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin set sail for Chile. But even with the newly minted peace, life at sea remains beset with danger and imminent disaster, and the political turmoil of the South American continent is equal to any threat they have yet faced.

Set in the early 1900s, the novel follows young Lucia Rutkowska who, thanks to the influence of her beloved grandmother, escapes the Warsaw ghetto to work as a kitchen maid in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the bustling city of Paris. Too talented for her lowly position, Lucia is thrown out on the street. Her only recourse is to take a job working for a married couple - two disorganized, rather poor scientists so distracted by their work that their house and young child are often neglected.

On an unnamed island, in a Gothic hospital sitting in the shadow of a volcano, a wordless orphan girl works on the wards housing the insane and the incapable. When a silent, unmoving and unnerving new patient - a foreigner - arrives at the hospital, strange phenomena occur, bizarre murders take place and the lives of the patients and the island's inhabitants are thrown into turmoil. What happens between them is an extraordinary exploration of consciousness, reality and madness.

On an unnamed island, in a Gothic hospital sitting in the shadow of a volcano, a wordless orphan girl works on the wards housing the insane and the incapable. When a silent, unmoving and unnerving new patient - a foreigner - arrives at the hospital, strange phenomena occur, bizarre murders take place and the lives of the patients and the island's inhabitants are thrown into turmoil. What happens between them is an extraordinary exploration of consciousness, reality and madness.

When six gifted children vanish around the globe, an investigation reveals genetic experimentation, dubious funding and the disappearance of a research assistant. Searching for proof of the Exodus, biblical archaeologist Lynne Raven meets enigmatic billionaire heir Connor Mackenzie. As the two grow closer, a disturbing link to the abductions and a past rife with secrets, visions, and voices changes their lives. In pursuit of the truth, can the two unravel the mystery of a prophecy...or be left chasing the wind?

Forensic pathologist Richard Pryor uses his 'golden handshake' to set up in private practice with scientist Angela Bray. A friendly coroner gives them a start, and when two women both claim that human remains found near a reservoir are their relatives, the dilemma is given to them to investigate. Set in 1950’s post-war Britain, this thrilling new series is set during the emergence of forensic science.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease smallpox; Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp'; Elizabeth Garrett, England's first female doctor; Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind; Jonas Salk, who defeated the dangerous illness polio; Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart.

Ein bestialischer Mord erschüttert Köln...Die sezierte Leiche der 7-jährigen Ilene Gerber wird von einem Obdachlosen gefunden und niemand kann sich auch nur im Geringsten vorstellen, wer für solch eine grausame Tat verantwortlich sein könnte. Das Ermittlerteam, rund um die Polizeihauptkommissarin Alina Schneider, ist ratlos und kommt nicht weiter. In Anbetracht der Brutalität des Mordes, kann es sich bei dem Täter nur um einen kranken Psychopathen handeln.