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The Abortionist's Daughter
In an tiny Adirondack village, beautiful Melanie Daniels has lost her chance for marriage and family when her doctor father goes to prison for killing a woman while performing an abortion. Faced with a loveless marriage or being an old maid, Melanie elopes to New York with James, a paper mill equipment salesman.
But when she meets James's "friend," Gladys Dumbrille, a flame-haired actress, Melanie discovers he is not the man he seemed. In fact, James gets her into more trouble that she could have imagined. Determined to not rely on anyone, Melanie lies her way into Gladys's new Broadway show. Their lives become intertwined in ways neither of them expect.
52 global ratings on Amazon, many 5 and 4 star reviews!
"Elisa DeCarlo's new book, The Abortionist's Daughter, deftly mixes feminism, theater and the history of Broadway. Told in four parts, the story traces Melanie's journey as she awakens to the reality of her life as a woman in the early 20th century." - The Clyde Fitch Report
"Beautifully describes life in 1910, from the quiet life in a small,narrow minded community, to the glitz and glamour of Broadway...The abortion topic is always a controversial one. But it's not even the main theme here." - History And Other Thoughts
Break out your Kindles, Nooks and tablets, and make room in your briefcases and handbags, as you will not want to put this one down. Bookmaven, Amazon reviewer