The Morgan Women Author:Beverly Byrne An assortment of dynamic, willful characters ranging from noble to despicable render Byrne's (A Matter of Time) latest novel a satisfying tale about two generations of a Boston doctor's family. Emma, wife of gynecologist Joshua Morgan, finds the leisurely existence of a "Boston lady" unfulfilling. She takes a clerical job with ... more »chemist Celia Howard and through her influence comes to actively, though secretly, support Margaret Sanger's illegal work in birth control.
THE MORGAN WOMEN -- Beautiful, passionate, indomitable.
Emma - A doctor's wife, smart, spirited, lovely, willing to risk society's disapproval to fight for what she believes in -- but not willing to lose her husband to another woman's charms...
Shama and Ruth - Jewish sisters brought from Morocco to Boston by Daniel -- they would heal and hurt the twins they loved too well...
Susan - A scheming minx, a society girl ready to marry the son in order to seduce the father...
Jessica - The unwanted child.
Morgan - The love child who could either save or savage the family.
THE MORGAN MEN - Brilliant, ambitious, god-like physicians... with feet of clay.
Josh - A trailblazing "woman's doctor" whose discoveries about childbirth and fertility swept him to success -- and into the ruthless embrace of a woman with a black heart beneath her satin and lace...
Caleb - The loyal son, the promising young doctor, tricked into wedding a manipulative flirt...
Daniel - The much-loved twin of Caleb, a magnificently talented doctor who would betray all his family held dear.« less
This was a page-turner for me, covering as it does two continents and three generations of a Boston-based family from 1915 to 1960. It's rich with character development and a really good read!