Hazel and Jack work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society. This one also has a bit of fantasy, a bit of romance and an air of mystery all in a gothic setting so of course it grabbed my interest being a fan of books that define being classified as any one thing. Hawthornden Castle is the perfect backdrop for Hazel’s home The anatomical and historical aspects are thoroughly researched and well-written. Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz is primarily a historical fiction story at it’s core. I loved the gothic feel of the story as it added to the mystery surrounding the storyline. Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living, then.īut Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets. Dana Schwartz has crafted an amazing story that I could not put down.

Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books – she’ll need bodies to study, corpses to dissect. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, the university will allow her to enroll. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. A gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the buried secrets they must uncover together.

Anatomy by Dana Schwartz