Toward the Sunrising

by Gilbert Morris, Lynn Morris Narrated by Kate Forbes

Overview

Fans of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman will be captivated by this series from best-selling father and daughter writing team Lynn and Gilbert Morris. The fourth installment of the continuing saga of Cheney Duvall finds the doctor and her dedicated nurse Shiloh Irons on the way to New Orleans. When they make a stop in Charleston, South Carolina, they are unprepared for the turmoil they find around them. Intending to stay for only a short visit, the intrepid pair find the grand old city in the throes of Reconstruction. Determined to do what she can to help, with little more than her faith to see her through, Cheney finds herself up against carpetbaggers, outdated medical practices, and white supremacists.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

In this latest installment of the increasingly popular Cheney Duvall saga, Dr. Duvall and her male nurse, Shiloh Irons, find themselves in the midst of controversy during Reconstruction in Charleston, South Carolina. In incredible fashion, the pair almost single-handedly bring a group of unscrupulous merchants and a white supremacist group to justice. Although Cheney ostensibly grows older with each installment in the series, here she is less mature than ever before. Even though this tale lacks quality and substance, the father-daughter Morris team remains popular.

School Library Journal

YAMorris effectively portrays the struggles to survive both physically and emotionally in Charleston, SC, during Reconstruction. Cheney Duvall, a Yankee woman doctor, visits the city, where goods are expensive and scarce and the war has not changed individual attitudes toward former slaves. Her new friends are from both races and include former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Conflicts develop and the physician sees firsthand the impact of a group similar to the KKK. Leading characters are well developed in this complex plot: there are many story lines to be resolved at the end. Cheney is a feisty female who does not follow any of the typical southern behavior or standard occupation for a lady. Although this novel is in the middle of the series, the author provides sufficient background for those who have not read previous titles to follow the plot.Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171194918
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	11/26/2007
Series:	The Cheney Duvall M.D. series , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged

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