Kim van Alkemade - Orphan Number Eight [EPUB, MOBI]

Title: Orphan Number Eight
Author(s): Kim van Alkemade
Pulished August 4th 2015 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published July 7th 2015)
Length: Paperback, 416 pages
Goodreads Rating : 3.85/5 (387 ratings)



A stunning debut novel of historical fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish orphanages

In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge.

Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm—and to love.