6/20/2023 0 Comments Across a broken shore![]() ![]() She develops feelings for Sam, a young ironworker, while endlessly pondering whether she dare follow her dreams. Winston at her office, a field hospital near the bridge construction site, and a Hooverville camp. Willa’s been reading medical books in secret, and before long, she’s sneaking out to help Dr. But when her older brother Paddy is injured, Willa discovers that their old doctor has retired and a woman, Dr. ![]() ![]() Eighteen-year-old Wilhelmina MacCarthy is expected to spend the months between high school graduation and her entry into a Catholic convent learning to sew and volunteering at a soup kitchen. Under the shadow of San Francisco’s growing Golden Gate Bridge, a girl yearns to become a physician. ![]()
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