Great historical fiction.

This is a beautifully written novel. The character development was just fantastic. It completely opened my eyes to the medical side of the civil war. This is a must read!

Very interesting story of the medical profession and how far it has come. The love story was touching too.

My Name is Mary Sutter was a Fantastic Book!! It gripped me and had me hooked from the beginning! This book is filled with many triumphs and tribulations. Great read and was enjoyed by all at our book club meeting!

this book was good for a first book, but a bit weak on plot. It certainly gives a graphic, up-close view of civil war era medical practices, and a clear view that we lacked a lot of knowledge. Overall our group liked this book more for what we learned about the civil war and about medical practices of the time than for the story. Mary herself is a compelling character, but does not seem to really grow or change much throughout the book. There were several other characters who could have used more development; these were also left unresolved at the end of the book.

Marvelous story, compulsively readable. The title character is a young midwife who aspires to become a surgeon. At the start of the Civil War, Mary travels to Washington DC against her families wishes to offer her services. The wartime story reveals the sacrifices made and the naivete lost for both Mary and our nation. Lively book group discussion.

Interesting reading,makes you appreciate current medical standards. We have come a long way!

With the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War, this was an appropriate book to commemorate this historic event and discuss the changes in history that have taken place since this time period. Particularly in the area of health care. We have a couple nurses in our group, and they enjoyed reading about how patients were treated and with what. Fascinating.

This book lends itself to many areas of discussion - women's rights, nurses, civil war, beginning of the Red Cross. The author did an excellent job weaving in historical facts without weighing the book down. A very good read.

This book was interesting but also sad. Mary Sutter had to endure many trials and tribulations but I admired her for being strong and determined.

Great first book, very interesting insight into a dramatic period of American history. Good to see a woman's perspective for a change. Provoked a lot of discussion in our reading group.

A story of a headstrong girl who pursues her dream of becoming a surgeon and overcoming the prejudices against women in medicine in the time of Lincoln, at the price of almost losing her entire family. Several love stories are brilliantly woven into the story, and the historical detail is right on. A bit graphic in describing the primitive medical practices of the time. I highly recommend.

Slightly boring when tactical war details were the topic, but overall a pleasing book to read.

This book was great! Mary Sutter is a brilliant young midwife who longs to become a surgeon. The outbreak of the Civil War gives her the opportunity to pursue her dreams, but at a very high cost to her, emotionally, physically, and mentally. This story is graphic in the descriptions of war, but is also a story of love between family members, and the two surgeons who fall in love with Mary. A must read book!

Mary Sutter was a woman way before her time, her continuous battle to achieve her goal to become a surgeon in a man\'s world

Interesting history of the Civil War and the evolution of medical care.

This book gave a graphic description of medical treatment during the civil war. It was well researched. It was also a book about women's rights. Mary was unable to get into medical school because she was a woman. She becomes a doctor at the end of the book.

An easy read. I liked the setting of the Civil War era with a woman as the main character.

Interesting and graphic details about the Civil War around a fictitious character Mary Sutter who is a midwife with a desire to become a surgeon.

Some in our bookclub liked it better than others overall rated it 3.6 out of 5. All agreed interesting time period but characters could have been better developed

Our group had mixed opinions on the book. Most of us enjoyed it, but a couple of people thought the history was boring and overdone.

Lots of great historical detail.