This is a novel that captures the reader’s attention and reaches a satisfying conclusion. Trueblood flawlessly weaves into one woman’s coming of age the story of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge and the devastating impact of the Great Depression in full swing. Set in San Francisco during the mid 1930’s, it tells the story of a young woman whose passion for medicine is battling with her loyalty to family expectations that she will become a nun. *Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book*Īcross a Broken Shore, by Amy Trueblood, is a coming of age story with a lot going for it. Other then that I really liked the book and would recommend it! It would have been nice to have some different points of view. My only complaint is.since the book daily focuses on Willa it got a little slow and repetitive at times. Willa’s relationship with Sam was super sweet It doesn’t take over the whole book which was good. Winston pushed Willa to become a doctor and not to give up.
They both trusted each other and it wasn’t just a mentor and apprentice but also a friendship.
They were of course the overprotective older brothers but they also believed in her dream. I loved the relationship between Willa and her brothers, Nick, Paddy, Michael and Sean. Overall this is definitely a time period that I enjoy reading about. The building of the Golden Gate Bridge plays a part in this story. The story was set in 1936-1937 in San Francisco, California. Becoming a doctor goes against everything Willa’s parents have planned for her and she has to make a chose to go the path her parents expect of her or chase her dreams.
Doctor Katherine Winston notices that Willa has an interest in medicine and offers to take her on as her apprentice. Her life changes when her brother Paddy has an accident at their family’s pub and they take him to see the only doctor available. It is a McCarthy family tradition for the women in the family to give their lives to the church…the only problem is Willa doesn’t want to be a nun, she wants to be a doctor. Across a Broken Shore follows the story of Wilhelmina (Willa) MacCarthy who is months away from doing the convent and becoming a nun.
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