The Price of Compassion

A.B. Michaels

Aug 2018 · Red Trumpet Press

About this ebook

A 2020 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD WINNER - Distinguished Favorite in Historical Fiction

"This excellent story, with well-researched historical detail, is a profile of resilience in the face of vast tragedy." Publisher's Weekly

"A well-thought-out legal drama, full of intrigue and duplicity." Kirkus Reviews

The Golden City is in peril…and so is Tom Justice.

1907: Former surgeon Tom Justice sits in a San Francisco jail on murder charges. The attorney hired to defend him is perplexed: the doctor hasn’t confessed to the crime—if there even was a crime—but why won’t he declare his innocence?

The reasons are complex, reaching back to Tom’s youth and influencing the decisions he makes about his career, friends, and loved ones. In one soul-defining moment, he makes a choice that will change his life forever.

An absorbing tale of medicine and morality in turn of the twentieth century America, The Price of Compassion is Book Four in A.B. Michaels’ historical fiction series “The Golden City.” Other titles in the series include The Art of Love, The Depth of Beauty, The Promise, Josephine's Daughter and The Madness of Mrs. Whittaker.

All titles in this series are stand-alone reads.

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Ratings and reviews

loved it. it is a story of reality. real people, real emotions. real situations and complications. one reading is not enough!

This is an exceptional story. It is well researched with interesting characters. I highly recommend it.

aok

About the author

A native of California, A.B. Michaels holds masters' degrees in history (UCLA) and broadcasting (San Francisco State University). After working for many years as a promotional writer and editor, she turned to writing fiction, which is the hardest thing she's ever done besides raising two boys. She lives with her husband and two spoiled dogs in Boise, Idaho, where she is often distracted by playing darts and bocce, learning pinochle, and trying to hit a golf ball more than fifty yards. Reading and travel figure into the mix, leading her to hope that sometime soon, someone invents a 25+ hour day. Her historical fiction series, "The Golden City," explores America's Gilded Age and its effect on characters, both actual and fictional, while her contemporary series, "Sinner's Grove," follows descendants of The Golden City as they navigate today's equally treacherous waters. She is currently expanding both series.