<p>From #1 international bestselling author Ami McKay comes <em>The Virgin Cure, </em>the story of a young girl abandoned and forced to fend for herself in the poverty and treachery of post-Civil War New York City.</p><p>McKay, whose debut novel <em>The Birth House</em> made headlines around the world, returns with a resonant tale inspired by her own great-great-grandmother’s experiences as a pioneer of women’s medicine in nineteenth-century New York.</p><p>In a powerful novel that recalls the evocative fiction Anita Shreve, Annie Proulx, and Joanne Harris, Ami McKay brings to light the story of early, forward-thinking social warriors, creating a narrative that readers will find inspiring, poignant, adventure-filled, and utterly unforgettable.</p>