In Boston in 1903, Dr Ravell is doing great things to help couples struggling to become pregnant create families of their own with his own advanced medical techniques. He is a rising star in the medical world so when Erika Von Kessler and her husband struggle to conceive a baby, they enlist the services of Dr Ravell to try and help them create their own family. However, when his initial treatments fail and Erika enters into a deep depression, Ravell decides to try something completely shocking, something that has to be so secret he has to take it to the grave with him. However, he doesn't count on he and Erika falling in love from afar and when she travels to Italy to pursue her dream of becoming an Opera singer, the miles don't seem to matter, when Erika thinks of the doctor, he is with her. Will their love story have a happy ending?
If you look back at all of my reviews on this site, you will see that I really only read within the chick lit genre because I enjoy it, and I find it easy to read and get through my review books. However, when this book arrived, I was really intrigued by it, and I loved the gorgeous cover which instantly grabbed my attention. After spending a while trying to choose my next read, I stumbled across this book and decided to give it a go. Being set in the early 1900's, it wasn't my usual type of book but I thought it was worth a try, and I am so glad that I did because it was an absolute pleasure to read from start to finish and has certainly opened my eyes to trying new genre's within the women's fiction umbrella.
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