Nicholas Lambert identifies another shocking murder he believes is related in Where The Light Enters which allows Jack and Oscar to reopen the case and follow up on new leads. I was very relieved that there was finally a resolution to the fascinating mystery involving the sensational murders of nine women that began in The Gilded Hour. A handful of new characters are introduced as Sophie takes on staff, while others introduced previously take on a larger role. Sophie, while still in mourning, is making plans to establish a scholarship program, having moved into Stuyvesant Square, (later christened ‘Doves’ and ‘Lark’ by Lia). Anna and her husband Jack are challenged by the loss of their charges, though kept busy be their respective positions. Savard remain strong, independent, compassionate women supported by a caring extended family of relatives and friends. I was delighted to return to Waverly Place, and reacquaint myself with the residents of ‘Roses’ and ‘Weeds’. Anna and Sophie Savard, and a growing ensemble cast.ĭonati combines heartfelt family drama and an intriguing mystery within a richly detailed historical setting. It is Spring when she returns home to New York City, and once again the reader is drawn into the personal and professional lives of Drs. The tale begins a few months after the end of The Gilded Hour with an exchange of letters, newspaper articles, and other correspondence between Sophie in Switzerland and her extended family, just before Cap’s death. Though Where The Light Enters could be read as a stand-alone, I personally wouldn’t recommend it.

Where The Light Enters by Sara Donati is an engrossing, complex story of historical fiction, a superb sequel to The Gilded Hour. Unable to ignore the plight of New York’s less fortunate, these intrepid cousins draw on all resources to protect their patients. In New York it seems that the advancement of women has brought out the worst in some men. Anna Savard, her dearest friend, cousin, and fellow physician she plans to continue her work aiding the disadvantaged women society would rather forget.Īs Sophie sets out to construct a new life for herself, Anna’s husband, Detective-Sergeant Jack Mezzanotte calls on them both to consult on two new cases: the wife of a prominent banker has disappeared into thin air, and the corpse of a young woman is found with baffling wounds that suggest a killer is on the loose. Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. Status: Read September 2019, courtesy PenguinRandomHouse Auįrom the international bestselling author of The Gilded Hour comes Sara Donati’s enthralling epic about two trailblazing female doctors in nineteenth-century New York Title: Where The Light Enters (The Waverly Place Series #2)

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