The Lobotomist’s Wife

The Lobotomists Wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff

298 Pages

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing

Release Date: February 1, 2022

Fiction, General Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction, Medical, Mental Health

Ruth Emeraldine is an American heiress living in New York City.  She was a suffragette and feels strongly for woman holding positions previously only held by men. She is an assistant superintendent at Emeraldine Hospital. All the patients have some type of mental health issues. Ruth had a brother, Harry, who committed suicide. This severely affectedly her throughout her life.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are full developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. When I saw the cover of this book, I was immediately drawn to it. The subject of a doctor creating and performing lobotomies was intriguing. As I read the book, I found myself performing research into the procedure and the men behind it. I was shocked to realize there really was a doctor that travelled performing lobotomies. If you enjoy reading historical fiction with a medical twist, I think you will like this one.