A Girl with a Knife

Ella Parker is extremely upset when her mother dies in childbirth, her father the Earl of Greenwoods doesn’t seem to care and he’s a difficult man. Ella plans her escape, she doesn’t trust her father, and she assumes he will either marry her off or have her locked up in an institution. Ella leaves N......more

Gritty story of a girl in a medical profession in the nineteenth century The story starts with the death of Ella's mother during childbirth. Life turns worse for her, as her father, the earl turns abusive because of the drinks. She runs away from home and in the ship things change for the better when......more

I have to admit that I could not finish this book. The first few chapters bounced around with Ella being an immature child to being mature enough to board a ship on her own, which NEVER would have happened in this timeline. The speech patterns were modern and the story was unbelievable for me. I tru......more

Ela is a typical rich woman of the nobility, expected to marry and provide an heir for her family. When her mother dies, she loses all hope of a happy existence, with an abusive father who cuts her in a fit of drunken rage. She finds a doctor and midwife who encourage her and masquerading as a man,......more

A Girl With A Knife takes you back to a time period in which women were relegated to the home fires. Because women were not accepted to medical school, Ella Parker becomes Alan Parker, and proceeds to perform really well in her/his studies. You can imagine the challenges. It is an enjoyable read wit......more