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Name: Matters of Choice
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Noah Gordon

Roberta Jeanne d’Arc Cole, a skilled physician poised for a leading role at a Boston hospital, faces rejection when her gender and activism at an abortion clinic jeopardize her career. Her marriage unravels, and she retreats to a farmhouse in western Massachusetts. There she reconnects with herself, rebuilds her life, and continues to champion women’s autonomy even as her own mortality looms.

First publish date: January 1, 1997

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Noah Gordon

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