{"product_id":"the-cape-doctor-paperback","title":"The Cape Doctor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. J. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"gorgeous, thoughtful, heartbreaking\" historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Cape Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one man's journey from penniless Irish girl to one of most celebrated and accomplished figures of his time (Lauren Fox, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSend for Me\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry's journey from daughter to son in order to enter medical school and provide for family, but Perry soon embraced the new-found freedom of living life as a man. From brilliant medical student in Edinburgh and London to eligible bachelor and quick-tempered physician in Cape Town, Dr. Perry thrived. When he befriended the aristocratic Cape Governor, the doctor rose to the pinnacle of society, before the two were publicly accused of a homosexual affair that scandalized the colonies and nearly cost them their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE. J. Levy's enthralling novel, inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry, brings this captivating character vividly alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.J. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e has been featured in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and has received a Pushcart Prize. Her debut story collection, Love, In Theory, won the 2012 Flannery O'Connor Award and the 2014 Great Lakes Colleges Association's New Writers Award (previously awarded to Alice Munro and Louise Erdrich for first books); a French edition is forthcoming from Editions Rivages. Her anthology, \u003ci\u003eTasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Lambda Literary Award. A graduate of Yale, she earned an MFA from Ohio State University, where she held a Presidential Fellowship; she teaches in the MFA Program at Colorado State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766418080032,"sku":"9780316536592","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ee787118f6e5ceb01daa4e644db056c1.webp?v=1780292325","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cape-doctor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}