Author: Lydia Kang
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Year: 2018
Genre(s):historical fiction, historical romance, historical mystery
Part of a Series: No
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Why I read it: A Once Upon a Book Club selection
Summary: In 19th century New York, bodies are in high demand for doctors to study and improve their medical knowledge. They are supplied by Resurrectionists (AKA graverobbers) and one of the best in the business is Jacob Lee. He and his crew are able to produce intriguing cases for the doctors and universities they sell to but he’s hiding the most intriguing case—himself.
Or rather, herself.
Jacob Lee is really Cora Lee, the bastard daughter of a disgraced socialite and a Chinese immigrant. She sometimes is herself or plays the role of Jacob, moving around New York’s medical community as she tries to survive. But when people with strange medical afflictions start dying, Cora’s job grows more dangerous as she tries to keep her big secret from coming to light—she is the legendary girl with two hearts.
