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The Doctor's Wife

I recently finished The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage. This one was hard for me to get into. When I first started reading it, I was intrigued. Every chapter seemed to be from a different character's point of view. I was enjoying it until it became centered around adultry and abortion. I'm not going to elaborate on my views on those, but this novel was not at all what I expected. It did have a good message though: Going against the status quo can be harmful. It also had another message: Be careful who you associate with. I say these are the two messages for a couple of reasons. To start with, the doctor who was performing the abortions had threats sent to him and his family. His daughter was even marked by someone in the anti-abortionist group. He also was kidnapped by this group where they attempted to kill him. The second message is about the adultry side of the story. The doctor who performed the abortions had a wife and two kids. His wife started sleeping with a collegue. You could guess it...this collegue has a wife in the anti-abortionist group. She actually kidnaps the doctor and holds him hostage in her father's abandoned house. This woman is a little coo-coo for cocoa puffs, but that's not the main point. If you go against the status quo you and your family can be severely injured. You also need to be careful who you associate with because you don't know who is watching or listening and that can also get you hurt. I do recommend, but for an older audience.

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