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The Doctor's Lady
by
Jody Hedlund (Goodreads Author)
Historical Romance from the Author of "The Preacher's Bride
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Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother and feels God's call to the mission field in India. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country only long enough to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading out West once more. But then Priscilla and Eli both receive news from the mission board...more
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Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother and feels God's call to the mission field in India. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country only long enough to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading out West once more. But then Priscilla and Eli both receive news from the mission board...more
Paperback, 378 pages
Published
September 1st 2011
by Bethany House Publishers
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When I received the opportunity to read this novel, I jumped at the chance! I had read so many wonderful things about Jody Hedlund's writing, that I knew I couldn't pass it up. Within just a few pages, I knew that all of the 5 star reviews were right -- The Doctor's Lady is a story not to be missed! And as the old saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover, well with this one you can. The cover is one of the most gorgeous I've seen, and the story inside the cover is just as captivating; on...more
Ever since I read The Little House on the Prairie as a child, I have enjoyed stories of men and women who have braved the Western untouched territories of North America. The Doctor's Lady is about such pioneers whose mission was to bring the Christian faith to the American Indians.
Priscilla White wanted to be a missionary in India but the Missionary Board stated she needed to be married. This upset Priscilla who had no intention of marrying until she met Dr. Eli Ernest, a missionary who'd return...more
Priscilla White wanted to be a missionary in India but the Missionary Board stated she needed to be married. This upset Priscilla who had no intention of marrying until she met Dr. Eli Ernest, a missionary who'd return...more
The Doctor’s Lady is the first novel by Judy Hedlund that I have read, and it certainly will not be the last. Her writing draws the reader into the story and her descriptions allow the reader to picture the scenes with each turn of the page.
I immediately fell in love with Priscilla and Eli, and I felt that I already knew Eli, and in fact, I did! Eli’s character is based on Marcus Whitman, and I had met him in a story I read to my children about the first wagon train to travel the Oregon Trail. (...more
I immediately fell in love with Priscilla and Eli, and I felt that I already knew Eli, and in fact, I did! Eli’s character is based on Marcus Whitman, and I had met him in a story I read to my children about the first wagon train to travel the Oregon Trail. (...more
Historical fiction means much more when it’s been inspired by a true story, and that’s just what Jody Hedlund gives her readers in "The Doctor’s Lady".
It is 1836, and Priscilla White knows she has been called to be a missionary teacher in India. She is just as sure that God has called her to remain single, but the Mission Board has decided young, single women are not fit for the dangerous mission field, and have turned down her application.
Dr. Eli Ernest is also bound for the mission field – as...more
It is 1836, and Priscilla White knows she has been called to be a missionary teacher in India. She is just as sure that God has called her to remain single, but the Mission Board has decided young, single women are not fit for the dangerous mission field, and have turned down her application.
Dr. Eli Ernest is also bound for the mission field – as...more
Though the beginning started out slowly, the tension gradually builds to an adventure-and-action-packed plot in The Doctor's Lady. I read this book in less than twenty-four hours, drawn in by the development of the characters and details of what the trip West was like for the first female to cross the Continental Divide.
I enjoyed how Priscilla and Eli interacted with one another. They learned to trust one another achingly slowly, which at times made me want to shout, "Just tell her what you're t...more
Where I got the book: review copy from publisher on author's behalf.
This is Jody Hedlund's second book, and I enjoyed it very much. The author seemed much more at home in this American pioneer setting, and the positioning of the tone of the book a little farther away from the inspirational side of things and a little closer to the romance also seemed to work for Hedlund.
In a story where the characters are on a journey, the background sometimes threatens to dominate the storyline, but I felt that...more
This is Jody Hedlund's second book, and I enjoyed it very much. The author seemed much more at home in this American pioneer setting, and the positioning of the tone of the book a little farther away from the inspirational side of things and a little closer to the romance also seemed to work for Hedlund.
In a story where the characters are on a journey, the background sometimes threatens to dominate the storyline, but I felt that...more
Priscilla White knew that God had called her to be a missionary, which she thought to be India, as a single woman. However, the missionary board changed their stipulations and ruled that only married couples could serve as missionaries.
Dr. Elijah (Eli) Ernest’s goal was to return to the Oregon Territory to minister to the Nez Perce natives. Since he, too, was single, he now had to marry in order to go back to the Territory. Meeting Priscilla in her church in Angelica, NY, as he petitioned for fu...more
Dr. Elijah (Eli) Ernest’s goal was to return to the Oregon Territory to minister to the Nez Perce natives. Since he, too, was single, he now had to marry in order to go back to the Territory. Meeting Priscilla in her church in Angelica, NY, as he petitioned for fu...more
The Doctor's Lady is historical romance that was inspired by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Pricilla White has been instructed that she can't be sent to the mission field unless she's married. She is convinced that God wants her in the ministry in some way. Dr. Eli has returned from Oregon with a burden to minister to the American Indians there and is recruiting funds when he hears the same message - he must be married in order for the mission board to support him.
The two form a business minded me...more
The two form a business minded me...more
Priscilla White has applied to serve the Lord and save the lost people in India where there are established missions. She also wants to leave the country so as to escape the questions people will ask her about why she can't marry or have children. She never considered being a missionary to the Indians in the west,like Dr. Eli Ernest, who is visiting the community to raise funds for the mission he wants to build in Oregon Territory to serve the Nez Perce Indians. Then the Mission board sends Pris...more
Jody Hedlund in a fairly new author but I must say she has got to be one of my favorite new authors I’ve been introduced to this year!! Her books are amazing and The Doctor’s Lady is no exception!! In fact, The Doctor’s Lady has just made my favorite Christian Historical book of 2011!!
Priscilla is a young lady who feels God is calling her to the mission field but is heart broken when the Board of Missions refuses to send her on a mission unless she is married. In steps Eli, Eli is young doctor w...more
Priscilla is a young lady who feels God is calling her to the mission field but is heart broken when the Board of Missions refuses to send her on a mission unless she is married. In steps Eli, Eli is young doctor w...more
Oct 16, 2011
Vera Godley
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Lovers of Christian historical fiction
This fictionalized story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries to the Nez Perce Indians in the Oregon Territory in 1836 and their journey to reach Oregon is fascinating and very close to the actual historical story of the real life couple, and a very good read.
Priscilla White (the story's Narcissa Whitman) and Dr. Eli Ernest (the story's Marcus Whitman) are faced with the dilemma of not being able to fulfill their longing and calling by God to be missionaries because the mission board wi...more
Priscilla White (the story's Narcissa Whitman) and Dr. Eli Ernest (the story's Marcus Whitman) are faced with the dilemma of not being able to fulfill their longing and calling by God to be missionaries because the mission board wi...more
I am fond of historical fiction but in the hands of certain writers I love historical fiction. After reading her 1st two books, I have decided that Jody Hedlund is one the historical fiction writers that I love. She has a penchant for taking a true story and fictionalizing it to life. That is what she has done here. The story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman (whom I had heard of but didn't really know anything about) comes to life in the telling of Priscilla White and Dr. Eli Ernest. These two unl...more
Jody Hedlund is a new author to me, and I really enjoyed her novel The Doctor's Lady. Set in 1836, it is the story of Priscilla White, a godly young woman from New York state who is committed to serving as a missionary to India. When she learns that her church's mission board will no longer accept unmarried missionary candidates, it seems that her dream of going to India is out of reach.
At the same time, a young missionary doctor named Eli Ernest visits her church and shares of his mission work...more
At the same time, a young missionary doctor named Eli Ernest visits her church and shares of his mission work...more
Priscilla is an unusual woman for her time period. She doesn't want to take the traditional route and become a wife and mother. She wants to help the world, make a difference. She decides to go out West to help, but is stopped when she realizes unmarried women cannot volunteer. Dr. Eli also needs to be married to help out. They come to the conclusion that they need to join together to achieve their overall goals.
Priscilla is a sweet, practical, and brave character. Eli is helpful, smart, and ca...more
Priscilla is a sweet, practical, and brave character. Eli is helpful, smart, and ca...more
The Doctor’s Lady is a wonderful read full of everything you expect and more. It's about a young missionary couple determined to set up a mission in the Oregon Country to help the Nez Perce natives. It’s the story about travelers on the Oregon Trail and the hardships they endured, but mostly it’s the story of a couple destined to be together and find love.
Doctor Eli Earnest is a rugged explorer of the West. The Nez Perce Indians want him to buy some of their land and set up a medical clinic and...more
Doctor Eli Earnest is a rugged explorer of the West. The Nez Perce Indians want him to buy some of their land and set up a medical clinic and...more
It would be difficult to say whether Jody Hedlund’s newest novel, The Doctor’s Lady, excels more for its incredibly smooth research or the skilful building of the relationship between the two main characters, Priscilla White and Eli Ernest.
When Priscilla, a well-bred and well-educated New York teacher, learns illness will prevent her from becoming a mother, she breaks her engagement and decides to dedicate her life as a missionary.
Eli is a doctor determined to set up a clinic in Oregon Country t...more
When Priscilla, a well-bred and well-educated New York teacher, learns illness will prevent her from becoming a mother, she breaks her engagement and decides to dedicate her life as a missionary.
Eli is a doctor determined to set up a clinic in Oregon Country t...more
When author Jody Hedlund debuted her first book The Preacher's Bride, I instantly fell in love with her characters and her writing and deemed her "another favourite author". So when her next book came out I wondered if she would be able to impress me again.
I don't have to wonder any longer.
The Doctor's Lady is an incredible book that will sweep you away and I guarantee you will not be able to put it down until you are finished.
Yes - it is that good.
Dr. Eli Ernest is a missionary to the Nez Perce...more
I don't have to wonder any longer.
The Doctor's Lady is an incredible book that will sweep you away and I guarantee you will not be able to put it down until you are finished.
Yes - it is that good.
Dr. Eli Ernest is a missionary to the Nez Perce...more
The novel begins in 1836 in Angelica, New York, where Priscilla White, an unmarried woman with a wish to be a Christian missionary in India, waits to find out her assignment. Her life takes an unexpected turn, however, when Dr. Eli Ernest, a single man in need of a wife in order to accept the sponsorship of the Mission Board for his own mission into the West, makes her a business proposal. If she will agree to marry him, on paper alone, they will get the approval of the Board, and each will be a...more
Priscilla White has always dreamed of becoming a missionary in India. She has felt its been God's calling in her life especially since finding out when she got the mumps that it left her with the ability of not being able to have children. Rather than allow the people of her small town learn the truth, Priscilla sees this as another sign of God's telling her that she needs to head to India.
When Dr. Eli Ernest arrives at their church service complete with two Indian boys, he shares with the congr...more
When Dr. Eli Ernest arrives at their church service complete with two Indian boys, he shares with the congr...more
From the stunning cover and the engaging opening, all the way through to the emotional ending, I adored The Doctor's Lady.
Eli Ernest, will stop at nothing to return to Oregon and start a mission for the Nez Perce Indians, including getting married and doing the unthinkable--journeying out west with a woman. Priscilla White burns with fervor to teach the gospel in India and, for personal reasons, leave the nest of her hometown, but unless she's married, she can't do mission work. An unlikely marr...more
Eli Ernest, will stop at nothing to return to Oregon and start a mission for the Nez Perce Indians, including getting married and doing the unthinkable--journeying out west with a woman. Priscilla White burns with fervor to teach the gospel in India and, for personal reasons, leave the nest of her hometown, but unless she's married, she can't do mission work. An unlikely marr...more
Jody Hedlund’s debut novel, The Preacher’s Bride, captivated readers and left them wanting more of her page-turning stories. They’re sure to be satisfied with The Doctor’s Lady because she’s crafted another gripping tale, one that takes her characters—and her readers—on a journey fraught with hardships and heartache. When Eli Ernest and Priscilla White learn that they must wed in order to fulfill their dreams of serving the Lord as missionaries, they agree to a marriage in name only. They embark...more
The year is 1836. Priscilla White knows she will never be able to be a wife or mother, and feels called upon to be a missionary. Dr. Eli Earnest is back from Oregon Country just long enough to raise awareness for the need of missionaries for the Native Americans before heading back west, where Eli plans to build a clinic. But both Priscilla and Eli receive news from the missionary board that they will no longer send unmarried men and women into the field.
Neither Eli nor Priscilla wish to get ma...more
Neither Eli nor Priscilla wish to get ma...more
I didn’t read Jody Hedlund’s first book, The Preacher’s Bride. I did buy it, but as usual, I have not had a chance to read it. I did very much want to read The Doctor’s Lady though. The story was so much more appealing to me. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words which is why I am big on letting a book cover be a huge factor in my decision making about whether or not to read a book. I thought the cover of The Doctor’s Lady was absolutely beautiful, even the back cover was beautiful....more
It was well-done in parts, but after awhile all the pent-up longing and smoldering glances got a little bit old.
I know that conflict provides the heart of a novel, but so much of the conflict here amounted to bickering between the protagonists.
Still and all it was a compelling enough story to keep me reading through the preacheriness.
Two things cost this book a fourth star in my mind.
1. Why do all these women have to be so beeyooteeful? Is it not possible to have a heroine who is mildly pret...more
I know that conflict provides the heart of a novel, but so much of the conflict here amounted to bickering between the protagonists.
Still and all it was a compelling enough story to keep me reading through the preacheriness.
Two things cost this book a fourth star in my mind.
1. Why do all these women have to be so beeyooteeful? Is it not possible to have a heroine who is mildly pret...more
Priscilla White knows that she is called to be a missionary. After all, she knows she will never marry because of the heart-breaking secret she carries with her each day.
Dr. Eli Ernest has a dream to become a missionary in Oregon country. He too carries scars from his past. He also knows that the mission field is no place for a woman.
Unfortunately for both Eli and Priscilla the mission board is no longer sending out single people. They wish for only married couples to go into the field. With no...more
Dr. Eli Ernest has a dream to become a missionary in Oregon country. He too carries scars from his past. He also knows that the mission field is no place for a woman.
Unfortunately for both Eli and Priscilla the mission board is no longer sending out single people. They wish for only married couples to go into the field. With no...more
The book, set in 1836, tells the story of Priscilla White and Dr. Eli Ernest who are both single yet filled with the desire to be missionaries. They have applied to be so, but the mission board no longer permits the sending of unmarried men and women into the mission field (one of the reasons subtly stated is to prevent the unwanted strain in the relationships between the missionaries and the natives due to “loneliness”). The two’s last resort is to get married. So they enter into a marriage of...more
I was looking forward to going west on what would become the Oregon trail, as the first white woman. In 1836, no white woman had traveled that far, and the name Oregon trail wasn't even birthed yet. At that time, it was missionary law that a married couple must make the journey together to prevent the intermixing of white man with the Indian woman, or heathens, as they were called since they had not been exposed to the gospel, and were therefore living uncivilized. So, Eli and Priscilla entered...more
Dealing with loss and grief are things that all or us will experience during our lifetime and it's so helpful to have guidance when the time comes. This book, written by a pastor who had comforted people in his church during their times of loss and grief and then experience loss and grief firsthand, is excellent.
It's a great guide for those of us who counsel day after day and a helpful tool for those who are walking through this very difficult time. I'm thankful that Robert Bugh was willing to s...more
It's a great guide for those of us who counsel day after day and a helpful tool for those who are walking through this very difficult time. I'm thankful that Robert Bugh was willing to s...more
In short -- Jody Hedlund is another new author for me and this book took my breath away.
The basic things were very well done. She did her research and I felt like I was traveling with Priscilla and Eli as they went through the trials of reaching their new mission field. The author's notes at the end were fascinating as well. I also think the pacing was very good -- none of it seemed to lag or move too quickly. Although faith plays a part in their individual lives and the plot of the story, it do...more
The basic things were very well done. She did her research and I felt like I was traveling with Priscilla and Eli as they went through the trials of reaching their new mission field. The author's notes at the end were fascinating as well. I also think the pacing was very good -- none of it seemed to lag or move too quickly. Although faith plays a part in their individual lives and the plot of the story, it do...more
Priscilla White longs to rescue the heathen residing in unknown parts of the world from the fires of hell, should they never hear of Jesus Christ. Priscilla is preparing to leave for India to just that . . . until she receives devastating news--the mission board will no longer send unmarried candidates into the mission field. The painful reality that she can never bear a child has left her determined to never wed, but now she must re-consider her choice.
Eli Ernest has spent years convincing th...more
Eli Ernest has spent years convincing th...more
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Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances. She currently makes her home in central Michigan with her husband their five busy children.
As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes....more
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As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes....more
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