Promo: A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher
Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Heidi Gallacher to Ruins & Reading. We're sharing an enticing excerpt from her fascinating novel, A Theory in Vienna , about a misunderstood trailblazer of medical advancement, Ignaz Semmelweis. A Theory in Vienna is currently on blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Check out other fabulous tour stops with interesting posts HERE ! A Theory in vienna Heidi Gallacher Blurb: ‘I bring to light a truth, which was unknown for many centuries with direful results for the human race.’ – Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis. Imagine you’d discovered something. Something that could save hundreds of thousands of lives. But they wouldn’t let you tell anyone. Wouldn’t it drive you mad? Young Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis uncovers the real reason thousands of young women are dying after childbirth. Yet, in mid-19th century Europe, his simple methods are ridiculed. Semmelweis faces the battle of his life to convince others...
