The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 50

In which the industrious Margaret Brandt, faced with her father’s debilitating stroke and the loss of his medical practice, assumes the mantle of healer and struggles against legal censure and social scorn to provide for her household. Amidst hardship and malice, she brings solace to the sick, wins the confidence of a sceptical mayor concerning his ailing daughter, and finds unexpected support in a loyal friend who stands against her detractors.