The virgin cure / Ami McKay.

By:

McKay, Ami, 1968-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, c2011.Description: 356 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780676979565 (hc)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

FIC MCK

Summary: In 1871, Manhattan, Moth, born of a Gypsy fortune teller and ne'er do well who abandoned them, must leave home at the age of twelve to live as a servant in the house of Mrs. Wentworth, a lady of station and inventive cruelty. Moth escapes to a nearby brothel where gentlemen will pay dearly for the "virgin cure", the belief that deflowering a girl can cure the incurable and tainted. There she meets Dr. Sadie, a woman doctor who works with prostetutes and the poor.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Fiction	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Fiction	FIC MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		32107000514401

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In 1871, Manhattan, Moth, born of a Gypsy fortune teller and ne'er do well who abandoned them, must leave home at the age of twelve to live as a servant in the house of Mrs. Wentworth, a lady of station and inventive cruelty. Moth escapes to a nearby brothel where gentlemen will pay dearly for the "virgin cure", the belief that deflowering a girl can cure the incurable and tainted. There she meets Dr. Sadie, a woman doctor who works with prostetutes and the poor.

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