I always strive for accuracy with my historical books, as a historian myself, and I have done my best to make my research pertinent and accurate. Any mistakes that have slipped in must be forgiven, as I am but a lover of this era, not an expert.
The 1840s were a time of medical experimentation across the world, and nowhere more so than on the battlefields. Gerald’s experience of losing a patient in traumatic circumstances is not unusual, and I simply had to pair him with a woman like Mariana, a victim of a different doctor’s incompetence. Writing from Mariana’s point of view was far more difficult than I thought, losing an entire sense, but the world of the 1840s was a rich canvas on which to write. I hope that you enjoy exploring her world as much as I enjoyed writing it.