Mary A. Osborne
Auteur de Nonna's Book of Mysteries
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Mary A. Osborne
Séries
Œuvres de Mary A. Osborne
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Mary Ann Grace Osborne
- Autres noms
- Mary Osborne
- Date de naissance
- 09/23/1962
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Illinois
- Lieux de résidence
- Chicago
- Études
- Knox College, IL
- Professions
- Journalist, RN
- Organisations
- St. Gregory the Great Church, Chicago
- Prix et distinctions
- ALA Bloomer nominee 2011, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year winner 2010, Eric Hoffer First Horizon winner 2012, IBPA Ben Franklin nominee Best New YA Book 2010
- Agent
- Sylvia Hayse
- Courte biographie
- Mary A. Osborne is an honors graduate of Rush University and Knox College, where she was mentored in the Creative Writing Program. She holds degrees in chemistry and nursing. Her freelance work has appeared in Newcity, Hektoen International, and the Examiner.com, among other publications. She is a frequent classroom and library presenter. Learn more about Mary at www.MaryAOsborne.com.
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 30
- Popularité
- #449,942
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 5
Santina’s father has his eye set on a much older man for her husband. But she doesn’t even like him, much less love him. She loves Calandrino, a scholar and friend of her father’s.
Santina is no ordinary woman. She wants to follow her love of knowledge and be something more than a brood mare. She spends her day studying, looking forward to her weekly lesson with Calandrino. However, when he seemingly abandons her for studies at a far-away university, she is devastated.
Instead of capitulating to her father’s wishes that she marry like her sisters, Santina leaves home to study with the local midwife Trotula. In the small cabin, she learns how to fend for herself, how to help deliver the villages, and cure the population’s sicknesses. Santina thrives in this role, no matter that both she and Tortula are considered witches.
This story may be set in the 1340s, but Santina resembles a 21st –Century woman. She is fearless, modern, intelligent, strong. I feel that the young adult women who read this will find not only inspiration, but role models in both women.
The story was rather slow in the beginning, but quickly moved into a can’t-put-it-down tale of strong women. That’s why I gave Alchemy’s Daughter four out of 5 stars.… (plus d'informations)