Webopac

← Back to Search

Holding Details

Barcode50887000117847
StatusChecked Out
LocationHamlin
TitleThe invincible Miss Cust : a novel / Penny Haw.
AuthorHaw, Penny, author.
Call NoFIC HAW
CollectionAdult Fiction
Volume1
Reserve Item

Copies

Call NoBarcodeCirc StatusLocation
FIC HAW50887000117847Due on 3/20/2023Hamlin

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 1728257700
International Standard Book Number 9781728257709 (trade paperback)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 823/.92 23/eng/20220322
Personal Name Haw, Penny, author.
Title Statement The invincible Miss Cust : a novel / Penny Haw.
Imprint Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2022]
Physical Description 313 pages ; 21 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, Etc. "Must-read historical fiction for fans of Marie Benedict and Tracey Enerson Wood, based on the real life of Britain's first woman veterinary surgeon. Aleen Cust has big dreams. And no one-not her family, society, or the law-will stop her. Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father's death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear. At last, she is on her way to becoming a veterinary surgeon! Little does she know her biggest obstacles lie ahead. The Invincible Miss Cust is based on the real life of Aleen Isabel Cust, who defied her family and society to become Britain and Ireland's first woman veterinary surgeon. Through Penny Haw's meticulous research, riveting storytelling, and elegant prose, Aleen's story of ambition, determination, family, friendship, and passion comes to life. It is a story that, even today, women will recognize, of battling patriarchy and an unequal society to realize one's dreams and pave the way for other women in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Cust, Aleen, 1868-1937 Fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographical fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726537.
Index Term-Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787.
Additional Physical Form Entry Online version: Haw, Penny. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2022] Invincible Miss Cust (DLC) 2022006669. 9781728257723

Book Reviews

Create Review